A Gathering Darkness The Coming of War to the Far East and the Pacific, 1921–1942

by Tohmatsu, Haruo; Willmott, H. P.

• ISBN13: 9780842051514
• ISBN10: 0842051511
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-14
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The United States' involvement in World War II began with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. But for Japan, the conflict began at a much earlier date. This book focuses on Japan and the events in its military history leading up to and including Pearl Harbor. Unique in its perspective, A Gathering Darkness shows how historical events in the 1920s and 1930s steered the country into war with America and its allies. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author Biography

Haruo Tohmatsu is an associate professor of international relations at Tamagawa University, Tokyo.

Table of Contents

Maps	xi
Introduction	xv
1 Japan the Taliban, 1921-1941	1	(24)
2 Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, Northern China, and the End of Internationalism, 1931-1937	25	(24)
3 The War in Northern and Central China	49	(26)
4 The War in China after 1938 and the Decision for War in the Pacific, 1939-1941	75	(30)
5 The Pacific War Unleashed: The Initial Japanese Attacks	105	(18)
6 The Japanese Victory	123	(18)
7 The Japanese Dilemma	141	(16)
Bibliography	157	(6)
Index	163