Never Look Back: History of World War II in the Pacific50 years ago, Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and brought a reluctant America into World War II. Armed with fresh materials, which have become available only in the last decade, Renzi and Roehrs take a critical look at the decisive Japanese-American episodes in "The Great Pacific War". Unlike standard histories of World War II, "Never Look Back" includes the Japanese perspective, bringing to light challenging facts: in "Operation Flying Elephant" the Japanese attempted to cause forest fires in the American West by releasing hydrogen-filled balloons. When Americans of Japanese ancestry were interned during the conflict, word reached Japan of their plight and resulted in even greater mistreatment of American POWs in Japan. It is argued that Japan did not surrender because of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki or because of the conventional firebombing or because of the US submarine campaign, but because the USSR entered the war. |
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... nation's contribution to modern society . The Japanese Navy was built on the British model ; their army was modeled on that of imperial Germany . From America very little was copied , for the simple reason that the recent Civil War made ...
... nation's contribution to modern society . The Japanese Navy was built on the British model ; their army was modeled on that of imperial Germany . From America very little was copied , for the simple reason that the recent Civil War made ...
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... nations. The war ended in September 1905 with the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth (New Hampshire). Japan gained recognition of its right to incorporate Korea into its empire, a lease on the Liaotung peninsula, and possession of the ...
... nations. The war ended in September 1905 with the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth (New Hampshire). Japan gained recognition of its right to incorporate Korea into its empire, a lease on the Liaotung peninsula, and possession of the ...
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... nations , particularly the United States , for raw materials , and would ensure its status as a great power . Some Japanese , admittedly a minority , viewed bringing order to China's northern provinces as a duty , since the government ...
... nations , particularly the United States , for raw materials , and would ensure its status as a great power . Some Japanese , admittedly a minority , viewed bringing order to China's northern provinces as a duty , since the government ...
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... Nations disclosed that a train had passed safely over the line only twenty minutes after the explosion and revealed the homemade nature of the entire episode. Japan withdrew from the League, however, when the findings were made public ...
... Nations disclosed that a train had passed safely over the line only twenty minutes after the explosion and revealed the homemade nature of the entire episode. Japan withdrew from the League, however, when the findings were made public ...
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... nations , Matsuoka was greatly impressed by Nazi Germany . He became a firm advocate of a direct military alliance between Japan and Germany . He found allies among many army staff officers in Tokyo who deluged Konoye with letters and ...
... nations , Matsuoka was greatly impressed by Nazi Germany . He became a firm advocate of a direct military alliance between Japan and Germany . He found allies among many army staff officers in Tokyo who deluged Konoye with letters and ...
Contents
From Pearl Harbor to Java | |
Coral Sea and Midway | |
First Allied Land Victories | |
The Marianas and the Philippines | |
Submarines Firebombs and Survival | |
The CBI Theater | |
The Final Campaigns | |
Japan Surrenders | |
References | |
Index | |
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