Review: The Japanese Empire: Grand Strategy from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War, by S.C.M. Paine
For those interested in yet another retelling of the causes, which Paine breaks into underlying and proximate, and military and diplomatic conclusions of these conflicts or have only limited working knowledge of Imperial Japan.
Review: Japan and the Great War, edited by liviero Frattolillo and Antony Best
As the editors and authors keenly re-iterate throughout the volume, Japan’s role in the cataclysm of 1914 and beyond—even in academia—is omitted or overshadowed. Thus, the primary purpose of this work is to bring a variety of topics to the attention of scholars of the Great War, conveniently bound in a single work.
Review: Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila, by James M. Scott
Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila is the latest work from James Scott focusing on the titular battle of Manila in the closing months of the Second World War and highlights the wanton destruction and atrocities that accompanied the operation, notably making it one of the first monographs to shed light on this chapter of history
Review: Pan-Asianism and Japan’s War 1931-45, by Eri Hotta
Robert Boucher Editor Review: Pan-Asianism and Japan’s War 1931-45, by Eri Hotta At a glance “Hotta’s introduction and first chapter are a genuine joy to read, showcasing a sophisticated knowledge of varied theoretical approaches that are so well integrated, one would be forgiven if these nods to broader colonial historiography were missed..” R.Boucher Author […]
Review: Power and Culture: The Japanese-American War, 1941-1945, by Akira Iriye
Robert Boucher Editor Review: Power and Culture: The Japanese-American War, 1941-1945, by Akira Iriye At a glance “While his definition of power is acceptable, his operatives of culture reify nationalist mythologies of a monolithic, unitary identity which is never properly interrogated and repeatedly abused when making broad statements about how Japanese or American citizens felt […]
Review: Glorify the Empire: Japanese Avant-Garde Propaganda in Manchukuo, by Annika A. Culver
Culver’s book represents an exemplary yet approachable blend of current theoretical and historiographical trends in academia