TITLE:
Empires on the Pacific : World War II and the struggle for the mastery of Asia / Robert Smith Thompson.
Publication Date:
2001
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : Basic Books,
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
434 p. : ill.
Subject Term:
Summary:
What is commonly viewed as a discrete military conflict between an aggressive Japan with imperial ambitions and a reluctant, passive America now becomes the stuff of Greek tragedy. The over-reaching British Empire is waning, yet is unwilling to relinquish its foothold in China, while an increasingly ambitious Japan is determined to dominate the region and conquer China.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780465085750
