The Second World War

Volume III The Japanese War 1941–1945

Jeremy Black

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781032545219
• eBook ISBN:
  9781351882163
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: World History
• Index: History

World War II defined the 20th century and shaped the contemporary world; from the decolonization of Africa to the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. This comprehensive series, edited by one of the worlds leading military historians, offers a focused overview of this complex and volatile era, taking into account the political, economic and social factors, as well as military circumstances of the road to war and its consequences. Augmented by a full length and detailed introduction by the editor, each volume gathers together the seminal articles on specific arenas of the war, providing a convenient and essential resource for researchers and general readers alike.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Series Preface
• Dedication
• Introduction
• 1 Amnon Sella (1983), ‘Khalkhin-Gol: The Forgotten War’, Journal of Contemporary History, 18, pp. 658–87.
• 2 Douglas Ford (2004), ‘Planning for an Unpredictable War: British Intelligence Assessments and the War against Japan, 1937–45’, Journal of Strategic Studies, 27, pp. 136–67.
• 3 Trent Hone (2003), ‘The Evolution of Fleet Tactical Doctrine in the US Navy, 1922–1941’, Journal of Military History, 67, pp. 1107–48.
• 4 Thomas Wildenberg (2001), ‘In Support of the Battle Line: Gunnery’s Influence on the Development of Carrier Aviation in the US Navy’, Journal of Military History, 65, pp. 697–712.
• 5 Richard B. Meixsel (1995), ‘Major-General George Grunert, WPO-3, and the Philippine Army, 1940–1941’, Journal of Military History, 59, pp. 303–24.
• 6 A.D. Harvey (1999), ‘Army Air Force and Navy Air Force: Japanese Aviation and the Opening Phase of the War in the Far East’, War in History, 6, pp. 174–204.
• 7 William H. Bartsch (2002), ‘Operation Dovetail: Bungled Guadalcanal Rehearsal, July 1942’, Journal of Military History, 66, pp. 443–76.
• 8 Kevin C. Holzimmer (1995), ‘Walter Krueger, Douglas MacArthur, and the Pacific War: The Wakde-Sarmi Campaign as a Case Study’, Journal of Military History, 59, pp. 661–85.
• 9 B. David Mann (2003), ‘Japanese Defense of Bataan, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 16 December 1944–4 September 1945’, Journal of Military History, 67, pp. 1149–76.
• 10 Eric Bergerud (2002), ‘No Quarter: The Pacific Battlefield’, Historically Speaking, 3, pp. 8–10.
• 11 Roger V. Dingman (2004), ‘Language at War: US Marine Corps Japanese Language Officers in the Pacific War’, Journal of Military History, 68, pp. 853–83.
• 12 Stanley L. Falk (2003), ‘Burma Memoirs and the Reality of War’, Army History, 57, pp. 4–13.
• 13 Chandar S. Sundaram (1995), ‘A Paper Tiger: The Indian National Army in Battle, 1944–1945’, War and Society, 13, pp. 35–59.
• 14 Robert S. Burrell (2004), ‘Breaking the Cycle of Iwo Jima Mythology: A Strategic Study of Operation Detachment’, Journal of Military History, 68, pp. 1143–86.
• 15 Stephen J. Lofgren (1995), ‘Diary of First Lieutenant Sugihara Kinryū: Iwo Jima, January–February 1945‘, Journal of Military History, 59, pp. 97–133.
• 16 Matthew Stevenson (2003), ‘War’s End on Okinawa: In Search of Captain Robert Fowler’, Journal of Military History, 67, pp. 517–28.
• 17 Barton J. Bernstein (1995), ‘Compelling Japan’s Surrender Without the A-bomb, Soviet Entry, or Invasion: Reconsidering the US Bombing Survey’s Early-Surrender Conclusions’, Journal of Strategic Studies, 18, pp. 101–48.
• 18 Gian P. Gentile (2000), ‘Shaping the Past Battlefield, “For the Future”: The United States Strategic Bombing Survey’s Evaluation of the American Air War against Japan’, Journal of Military History, 64, pp. 1085–112.
• 19 Barton J. Bernstein (1998), ‘Truman and the A-Bomb: Targeting Noncombatanls, using the Bomb, and his defending the “Decision’”, Journal of Military History, 62, pp. 547–70.
• Name Index