Japan at War in the Pacific: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire in Asia: 1868-1945

"A lucid history of the rise and fall of militarism in Japan…" —New York Journal of Books

Japan at War in the Pacific recounts the dramatic story of Japan's transformation from a Samurai-led feudal society to a modern military-industrial empire in the space of a few decades—and the many wars it fought along the way. These culminated in an attempt by Japan's military leaders to create an Asia-Pacific empire which at its greatest extent rivaled the British Empire in scope and power.

The battle...