| Description |
ix, 332 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Modern war studies |
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Modern war studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-314) and index. |
| Contents |
Prelude to imperial restoration -- Civil war and the new army -- Dealing with the samurai -- The Army of Meiji -- To Asia : the Sino-Japanese War -- Back to the continent : the Russo-Japanese War -- Institutionalizing national military strategy -- Short war or total war? -- Conspiracies, coups, and reshaping the army -- The pivotal years, 1937-1941 -- The Asia-Pacific War -- Epilogue. |
| Subject |
Japan. Rikugun -- History.
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Japan -- History, Military -- 1868-1945.
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| ISBN |
9780700616633 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0700616632 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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