The Origins of the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific

Professor Iriye analyses the origins of the 1941 conflict against the background of international relations in the preceding decade in order to answer the key question: Why did Japan decide to go to war against so formidable a combination of powers? Professor Iriye analyses the origins of the 1941 conflict against the background of international relations in the preceding decade in order to answer the key question: Why did Japan, which had not been able to defeat the isolated and divided forces of China, decide to go to war against so formidable a combination of powers?

• | Author: Akira Iriye
• | Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• | Publication Date: Apr 06, 1987
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780582493490
• | ISBN-10: 0582493498