Warriors of the rising sun
a history of the Japanese military
by Robert B. Edgerton
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Warriors of the Rising Sun chronicles the Japanese military's transformation from honorable "knights of Bushido" into men who massacred thousands during the Pacific War. Crucial in bringing about this change was Western rejection of Japan as an aspiring colonial power, as well as the West's racist, anti-Japanese immigration policies. Japan's leaders chose military brutality as a necessary means to achieve a rightful place in the world. Today, Japan has the second largest military budget in the world.
What lessons have her leaders learned from the past wars?
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Armed Forces, Atrocities, Campaigns, History, Military Sociology, Military ethics, Sociology, Military, World War, 1939-1945, Kriegsverbrechen, Ethik, Krijgsmacht, Forces armées, Campagnes et batailles, Militärsoziologie, Histoire, Morale militaire, Atrocités, Militär, Guerre mondiale (1939-1945), Sociologie militaire, Geschichte, Samurai, Bushido, Japan, history, military, New York Times reviewed, Japan, armed forces, Japan, history, Military campaignsPlaces
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Warriors of the rising sun: a history of the Japanese military
1997, Norton
in English
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Warriors of the Rising Sun: A History of the Japanese Military
February 1, 1999, Westview Press
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in English
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Warriors of the Rising Sun: A History of the Japanese Military
April 1, 1993, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-367) and index.
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"he transition from chivalry to brutality by Japan's military cannot be understood without a knowledge of the ecent history of Northeast Asia, especially Japan's entanglements with China Korea, and Russia."
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