| Description |
xiii, 269 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Studies in military and strategic history |
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Studies in military and strategic history.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. The British Empire in East Asia in 1914 -- 3. The Erosion of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, 1914-21 -- 4. 'A Cubist Picture': The Soviet Menace In China, 1918-27 -- 5. Dealing with the Comintern Threat, 1927-31 -- 6. From 'Weak Power' to Potential Enemy: Japan, 1921-33 -- 7. 'The Situation in the Far East Has Changed Completely', 1933-37 -- 8. The Sino-Japanese War, 1937-40 -- 9. The Immediate Origins of the Pacific War -- 10. 'The Jap Is Good': Epilogue and Conclusions |
| Summary |
"This is the first comprehensive study of the role played by British intelligence in influencing policy towards Japan from the period of the Great War, when the future of the Anglo-Japanese alliance first came into question, to the outbreak of the Pacific War in December 1941. Using many previously classified records from the British and Australian national archives, it describes how the image of Japan generated by intelligence during this period led Britain to abrogate the alliance, to eschew a policy of appeasement in the 1930s and fatally to underestimate Japanese military capabilities in 1941. The book shows how this image was derived from racially driven assumptions about Japanese 'national characteristics', and how British intelligence-gathering was hampered by rivalries within Whitehall and a lack of adequate financial resources and personnel."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Great Britain.
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Military intelligence -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Military intelligence -- Great Britain.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes.
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- Military policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115602
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Asia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008606 -- Strategic aspects.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008690
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| LC no. |
2002019507 |
| ISBN |
0333945514 |
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0333710460 SERIES |
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