The Origins of the Second World War in Asia and the PacificRoutledge, 4 feb 2016 - 214 pagina's 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? |
