| Description |
254 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Remembrance : the matter of representation in WWII historiography -- 2. War victims and statistics -- 3. War and peace and imperial Japan -- 4. The stage for tragedy -- 5. The expanded stage for tragedy -- 6. Violent death in China -- 7. Violent death in Southeast Asia and the Indian and Pacific islands -- 8. Forced laborers, refugees, and privation victims -- 9. The raped, tortured, prisoners, and the horrific total -- 10. Devastation -- 11. China's plight and contribution to allied victory -- 12. Responsibility for war and war crimes -- 13. The bombs of August : Hiroshima and Nagasaki in perspective -- 14. Conclusion |
| Summary |
"The full extent and brutality of Imperial Japan's actions before and during the Second World War has not had the same cultural and political resonances as those of Nazi Germany, nor are they as well remembered. Werner Gruhl's objective is to present a fresh overview of the Asian-Pacific War and its victims, drawing particular attention to the neglected history of Japan's invasion of China and Southeast Asia. Gruhl seeks to show that the war in Asia and the Pacific is as much about Shanghai, Nanking, and Manila as about Pearl Harbor, Midway, and Hiroshima."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.
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Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945.
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Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1931-1933.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Asia.
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Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Atrocities.
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| LC no. |
2006053010 |
| ISBN |
9780765803528 alkaline paper |
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0765803526 alkaline paper |
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