The A to Z of World War II: The War Against Japan (The A to Z Guide Series): 76 - Softcover

Wells, Anne Sharp

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810868636 ISBN 13: 9780810868632

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 2009

Synopsis

World War II dominates world history today as it dominated world attention over 60 years ago. In spite of the alliances that bound many of the same participants, the war was essentially two separate but simultaneous conflicts: one involved Japan as the major antagonist and took place mostly in Asia and Pacific; and the other, initiated by Germany and Italy, was contested mainly in Europe, North Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Atlantic. The A to Z of World War II: The War Against Japan traces the brutal conflict from Japan's seizure of Chinese territory in 1931, through the onset of war with the Western Allies in 1941, to the use of atomic weapons by the United States in 1945. It also addresses the aftermath of the war including the formation of the United Nations and the American occupation of Japan. As the first of two volumes covering World War II, this volume concentrates on the war in Asia and the Pacific so the user benefits from the comprehensive explanations of the people, places, and events that shaped much of that region's 20th-century history.

About this title

About the Author

Anne Sharp Wells has been associate editor of the Journal of Military History, assistant editor of The Papers of George Catlett Marshall (volumes 6–7), and a Fellow of the Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library. Among her other publications is Historical Dictionary of World War II: The War Against Germany and Italy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810868636
• ISBN 13: 9780810868632
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 494