The Origins of the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific, Paperback/Akira Iriye

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? Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Author(s): Akira Iriye Number of pages: 214 Collection: Origins Of Modern Wars Publication date: 1987 Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 12 Cover type: Paperback / softback