In his magisterial 1,208 page narrative of the Pacific War, Francis Pike's Hirohito's War offers an original interpretation, balancing the existing Western-centric view with attention to the Japanese perspective on the conflict. As well as giving a 'blow-by-blow' account of campaigns and battles, Francis Pike offers many challenges to the standard interpretations with regards to the causes of the war; Emperor Hirohito's war guilt; the inevitability of US Victory; the abilities of General MacArthur and Admiral Yamamoto; the role of China, Great Britain and Australia; military and naval technology; and the need for the fire-bombing of Japan and the eventual use of the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hirohito's War is accompanied by additional online resources, including more details on logistics, economics, POWs, submarines and kamikaze, as well as a 1930-1945 timeline and 178 maps.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9781472596703
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214360211
Product Key Features
Author
Dr Francis Pike
Publication Name
Hirohito's War: the Pacific War, 1941-1945
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Government, History
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
1152 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
1727g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Dr Francis Pike
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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