A Military History of Japan: From the Age of the Samurai to the 21st Century
From the Age of the Samurai to the 21st Century
Nonfiction, History, Military, Other
| Author: | John T. Kuehn | ISBN: | 9781440803949 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO | Publication: | January 15, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Praeger | Language: | English |
| Author: | John T. Kuehn |
| ISBN: | 9781440803949 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO |
| Publication: | January 15, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Praeger |
| Language: | English |
This comprehensive volume traces the evolution of Japanese military history—from 300 AD to present day foreign relations—and reveals how the country's cultural views of power, violence, and politics helped shape Japan's long and turbulent history of war.
• Compiles Japan's complete military history in one volume
• Reveals the strategic blunders and poor choices that led to Japan's surrender to the United States in 1945
• Provides in-depth coverage of the popular and compelling Samurai, Imperial, and Shogun periods of history
This comprehensive volume traces the evolution of Japanese military history—from 300 AD to present day foreign relations—and reveals how the country's cultural views of power, violence, and politics helped shape Japan's long and turbulent history of war.
• Compiles Japan's complete military history in one volume
• Reveals the strategic blunders and poor choices that led to Japan's surrender to the United States in 1945
• Provides in-depth coverage of the popular and compelling Samurai, Imperial, and Shogun periods of history
