Module Identifier IP36120  
Module Title ORIGINS AND CONDUCT OF THE PACIFIC WAR, 1931-1945  
Academic Year 2005/2006  
Co-ordinator To Be Arranged  
Semester Intended for use in future years  
Next year offered N/A  
Next semester offered N/A  
Course delivery Lecture   (14 x 1 hour)  
  Seminars / Tutorials   (9 x 1 hour)  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Exam2 Hours  60%
Semester Assessment 1 x 2,000 word essay40%
Supplementary Exam Students may, subject to Faculty approval, have the opportunity to resit this module, normally during the supplementary examination period. For further clarification please contact the Teaching Programme Administrator in the Department of International Politics. 

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module, students will be able to:

- identify the key historiographical debates concerning the economic, political and strategic factors which propelled Japan's expansion on the Asian continent during the 1930s, and the underlying causes for the outbreak of war between Japan and the Western Powers in December 1941
- discuss the reasons for Japan's rapid conquest of Southeast Asia and the western Pacific during the opening stages of the conflict
- analyze the military, political and diplomatic complications which the US and Britain faced in their effort to dislodge Japan's hold on its Greater East Asia Co-prosperity sphere
- distinguish the strengths and weaknesses of Japan's war effort
- understand the reasons why the Pacific War ended with Japan's unconditional surrender, and to grasp the key historiographical debates on the use of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945

Brief description

This module explores the military, diplomatic, economic and political dynamics which gave rise to the origins and course of the Second World War in the Asia-Pacific theatres.

Aims

The course aims to provide students with a firm understanding of the origins, conduct and dynamics of the Pacific War, and to provide them with the analytic framework necessary to understand the nature of one of the greatest conflicts in human history.

Content

The course commences by examining the situation that arose in East Asia following the breakdown of the Washington Treaty system of 1921-22, the outbreak of the civil war in China, and the effects of the Great Depression on Japanese foreign policy. Course then analyses the political, economic and ideological factors which propelled Japan's occupation of Manchuria in 1931, which was to set Japan on a course of expansion on the Asian continent throughout the 1930s and eventually culminate with a confrontation with the US and Britain in 1941. The course then discusses the reasons for Japan'r rapid conquest of Southeast Asia and the western Pacific in early 1942, and then examines the military, political, economic and diplomatic factors which shaped the Allied and Japanese war efforts. Course concludes with a discussion of the reasons why the Pacific War ended with Japan'r unconditional surrender, the historiographical debates concerning the causes and consequences of the use of the atomic bombs in August 1945, and finally, the Cold War which developed in East Asia during the aftermath of the war, and the legacy of the conflict for Japan and its Far Eastern neighbours.

Module Skills

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Dull, Paul S. "A battle history of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945 /" Stephens,
Dull, Paul S. "A battle history of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945 /" Stephens,
Murray, Williamson. A War to be won : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 067400163X
Weinberg, Gerhard L. A world at arms : Cambridge University Press, 521443000
Iriye, Akira After Imperialism Harvard U.P. 674009002
Thorne, Christopher. Allies of a kind : Hamilton, 241897661
Boyd, Carl. (1999) "American command of the sea through carriers, codes, and the silent service :" Mariners' Museum, 917376439
Schaller, Michael Altered States Oxf.U.P.(N.Y.) 195069161
Abrahamson, James L. "American Home Front, The" 1589630610
Allen, Thomas B. Code-name downfall : Simon 684804069
Benedict, Ruth Chrysanthemum and the Sword edition n.e. . Routledge 710086776
Robinson, Greg By Order of the President Harvard U.P. 674006399
Allen, Louis. "Burma, the longest war 1941-45 /" Dent,
Ellis, John, Brute force : Deutsch,
Ellis, John, Brute force : Deutsch,
Ellis, John Brute Force Deutsch 233979581
Ellis, John Brute Force Deutsch 233979581
Hall, Christopher "Britain,America and Arms Control,1921-37" Macmillan 333407059
Allen, Louis End of the War in Asia Hart-Davis 246640634
Willmott, H.P. Empires in the Balance Orbis Pub. 856134287
Willmott, H.P. Empires in the Balance Orbis Pub. 856134287
Welfield, John Empire in Eclipse Athlone P. 485113341
Welfield, John Empire in Eclipse Athlone P. 485113341
Dower, John W. Embracing Defeat edition n.e. . Penguin 140285512
Dower, John W. Embracing Defeat edition n.e. . Penguin 140285512
Harrison, Barry Economics edition 2r.e. . Longman 582057264
Spector, Ronald H. Eagle against the sun : Random House,
Greenfield, Kent Roberts, American strategy in World War II : Krieger Pub. Co, 898745578
Schaller, Michael American Occupation of Japan edition n.e. . Oxf.U.P.(N.Y.) 195051904
Schaller, Michael American Occupation of Japan edition n.e. . Oxf.U.P.(N.Y.) 195051904
Utley, Jonathan G., "Going to war with Japan, 1937-1941 /" University of Tennessee Press,
Kimball, Warren F. Forged in war : HarperCollins, 000686192x
Sigal, Leon V. Fighting to a finish : Cornell University Press, 801496000
Sigal, Leon V. Fighting to a Finish Cornell U.P. 801420865
Johnston, Mark, Fighting the enemy : Cambridge University Press, 521782228
Allen, Louis End of the War in Asia Hart-Davis 246640634
Dull, Paul S. "Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy,1941-45" edition n.e. . Naval Inst.P.,U.S. 870210971
Dull, Paul S. "Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy,1941-45" edition n.e. . Naval Inst.P.,U.S. 870210971
Dull, Paul S. "Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy,1941-45" edition n.e. . Naval Inst.P.,U.S. 870210971
Prange, Gordon W. At Dawn We Slept edition n.e. . Penguin 141005084
jeffrey Asia - the winning of independence / Macmillan, 333278577
Anglo-Japanese Alienation,1919-52 Camb.U.P. 521240611
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Sbrega, John J. "Anglo-American relations and colonialism in East Asia, 1941-1945 /" Garland,
Sbrega, John J. "Anglo-American relations and colonialism in East Asia, 1941-1945 /" Garland,
Barnhart, Michael Japan Prepares for Total War Cornell U.P. 801495296
Barnhart, Michael Japan Prepares for Total War Cornell U.P. 801495296
Dower, John W. Japan in War and Peace edition n.e. . Fontana P. 6863469
Dower, John W. Japan in War and Peace edition n.e. . Fontana P. 6863469
Dower, John W. Japan in War and Peace edition n.e. . Fontana P. 6863469
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Cook, Haruko Taya Japan at War New P.,U.S. 1565840143
Thorne, Christopher Issue of War H.Hamilton 241114543
Thorne, Christopher Issue of War H.Hamilton 241114543
O'Neill, William L. Democracy at War Harvard U.P. 674197372
Slim, William Slim Defeat into victory / Pan, 033039066X
Slim, William Slim Defeat into victory / Pan, 033039066X
Slim, William Slim Defeat into victory / Pan, 033039066X
Chamberlain, M. E. Decolonization : Blackwell,
Chamberlain, M.E. Decolonization edition 2r.e. . Blackwell 631216022
Alperovitz, Gar Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb edition n.e. . Fontana P. 6386806
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Beasley, W.G. "Japanese Imperialism,1894-1945" edition n.e. . Oxf.U.P. 198221681
Nish, Ian "Japanese Foreign Policy,1869-1942" Routledge 710084218
Nish, Ian "Japanese Foreign Policy,1869-1942" Routledge 710084218
Nish, Ian, "Japanese foreign policy, 1869-1942 :" Routledge
Forty, George "Japanese Army Handbook 1939-1945, The" edition n.e. . Sutton Publishing 750931965
Forty, George Japanese Army Handbook 1939-1945 Sutton Publishing 750916885
Foster, Simon Okinawa 1945 edition n.e. of "Okinawa,1945: Final Assault on the Empire" . Cassell Military 304351725
Ch'i, Hsi-sheng. Nationalist China at war : University of Michigan Press,
Millett & Murray Military effectiveness / Allen
millett & murray Military Effectiveness Allen & U. 44450532
Flynn, G. Mess in Washington Greenwood Press,London 313204187
Spector, Ronald H. Eagle Against the Sun edition 2r.e. . Cassell Military 304359793
Spector, Ronald H. Eagle Against the Sun edition 2r.e. . Cassell Military 304359793
Spector, Ronald H. Eagle Against the Sun edition 2r.e. . Cassell Military 304359793
Spector, Ronald H. Eagle Against the Sun edition 2r.e. . Cassell Military 304359793
Milward, Alan S. "War,Economy and Society,1939-45" edition n.e. . Univ.California P. 520039424
Dower, John W. War without Mercy Faber 571146058
Dower, John W. War without Mercy Faber 571146058
Dower, John W. War without Mercy Faber 571146058
Dower, John W. War without Mercy Faber 571146058
Murray, Williamson "War to be Won, A" edition n.e. . Belknap P.,U.S. 674006801
Miller, Edward S. War Plan Orange : Naval Institute Press, 870217593
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Blum, John Morton. V was for victory : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
Buckley, Roger "US-Japan Alliance Diplomacy,1945-90" edition n.e. . Camb.U.P. 521558654
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Smith, Bradley F. Ultra-magic Deals Airlife Pub. 1853104477
Sainsbury, Keith Turning Point Oxf.U.P. 192158589
Bergerud, Eric M. Touched with fire : Viking, 670861588
Butow, R. J. C. Tojo and the coming of the War / Princeton Univ. Press,
Butow, Robert J.C. Tojo and the Coming of the War edition n.i. . Stanford U.P. 804706913
Feis, Herbert. (1996) The atomic bomb and the end of World War II / Princeton University Press, 691010579
Alexander, Joseph H. Storm Landings Naval Inst.P.,U.S. 1557500320
Allen, Louis "Singapore,1941-42" edition 2r.e. . F.Cass 714634735
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Millett, Allan R. Semper Fidelis Collier Mac. 29215900
Kennedy, Paul M. Rise and Fall of the Great Powers edition n.e. . Fontana P. 6860524
Kennedy, Paul M. Rise and Fall of the Great Powers edition n.e. . Fontana P. 6860524
Dingman, Roger Power in the Pacific Univ.Chicago P. 226153312
Shillony, Ben-Ami Politics and Culture in Wartime Japan edition n.e. . Oxf.U.P. 198202601
Borg Pearl Harbor as history : Columbia University Press, 231038909
Boyce Paths to war : Macmillan, 333375181
Paths to War Macmillan Educ. 333375181
Gilmore, Allison B. You Can't Fight Tanks with Bayonets Univ.Nebraska P. 803221673
Gilmore, Allison B. You Can't Fight Tanks with Bayonets Univ.Nebraska P. 803221673
Overy, R.J. Why the Allies Won edition n.e.of "Why the Allies Won" . Pimlico 712674535
Goldstein & Maur Washington Conference,1921-22 F.Cass 714641367
Milward, Alan S. "War,Economy and Society,1939-45" edition n.e. . Univ.California P. 520039424
Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age Oxf.U.P. 198200986
Evans Japanese Navy in World War II edition r.e. . Naval Inst.P.,U.S. 870213164
Paret Makers of modern strategy Clarendon,
Thorne, Christopher Limits of Foreign Policy H.Hamilton 241021820
Hayashi, Saburo Kogun edition n.e. . Greenwood Press,London 313202915
Hayashi, Saburo Kogun edition n.e. . Greenwood Press,London 313202915
Hayashi, Saburo Kogun edition n.e. . Greenwood Press,London 313202915
Hayashi, Saburo Kogun edition n.e. . Greenwood Press,London 313202915
Evans, David C. Kaigun Naval Inst.P.,U.S. 870211927
Evans, David C. Kaigun Naval Inst.P.,U.S. 870211927
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Cross, J.P. Jungle Warfare Arms & Armour P. 085368913X
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Buckley, Thomas H, (1997) "The United States and the Washington Conference, 1921-1922 /" University of Tennessee, 870491083
Sainsbury, Keith. The turning point : Oxford University Press, 192159000
Sainsbury, Keith. The turning point : Oxford University Press, 192159000
Costello, John, The Pacific War / Quill, 688016200
Costello, John, The Pacific War / Quill, 688016200
Iriye, Akira. The Origins of the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific / Longman, 582493498
MacEachin The Final Months Of The War With Japan: Signals Intelligence, U.S. Invasion Planning, "s.n.,"
Costello, John Pacific War edition n.e. . Pan Bks. 330286013
Drea, Edward J, In the service of the Emperor : University of Nebraska Press, 803266000
Drea, Edward J. In the Service of the Emperor Univ.Nebraska P. 803217080
Drea, Edward J. In the Service of the Emperor Univ.Nebraska P. 803217080
Drea, Edward J. In the Service of the Emperor Univ.Nebraska P. 803217080
Drea, Edward J. In the Service of the Emperor Univ.Nebraska P. 803217080
Drea, Edward J. In the Service of the Emperor Univ.Nebraska P. 803217080
Drea, Edward J. In the Service of the Emperor Univ.Nebraska P. 803217080
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Tanaka, Toshiyuki Hidden Horrors edition n.e. . Westview P.,U.S. 813327180
Tanaka, Toshiyuki Hidden Horrors edition n.e. . Westview P.,U.S. 813327180
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Costello, John Pacific War edition n.e. . Pan Bks. 330286013
Iriye, Akira Origins of the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific Longman 582493498
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** Supplementary Text
Sherwin, Martin J. A world destroyed : Knopf,
Nish, Ian Alliance in Decline Athlone P. 485131331
Dull, Paul S. "Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy,1941-45" edition n.e. . Naval Inst.P.,U.S. 870210971
Sheng, Michael M. Battling Western Imperialism Princeton U.P. 691016356
Lewin, Ronald American Magic edition n.e. . Penguin 140064710
Remme, Tilman "Britain and Regional Cooperation in South-east Asia,1945-49" Routledge 415097533
Spector, Ronald H. Eagle Against the Sun edition n.e. . Penguin 140081429
Spector, Ronald H. Eagle Against the Sun edition 2r.e. . Cassell Military 304359793
Westad, Odd Arne Cold War and Revolution Columbia U.P. 231079850
Westad, Odd Arne Cold War and Revolution Columbia U.P. 231079850
Feis, Herbert "Churchill,Roosevelt,Stalin" edition n.e. . Princeton U.P. 691010501
Benedict, Ruth Chrysanthemum and the Sword edition n.e. . Routledge 710029632
Bidwell, Shelford Chindit War Hodder 340222131
Robinson, Greg By Order of the President Harvard U.P. 674006399
Allen, Louis Burma edition n.e. . Phoenix P.,London WC2 1842122606
Allen, Louis Burma edition n.e. . Phoenix P.,London WC2 1842122606
Best, Antony "Britain,Japan and Pearl Harbor" Routledge 415111714
Best, Antony "Britain,Japan and Pearl Harbor" Routledge 415111714
Blum, Robert M. Drawing the Line W.W.Norton 393015653
Blum, Robert M. Drawing the Line W.W.Norton 393015653
Bassett, Reginald G. Democracy and Foreign Policy edition n.i.of 1952e. . F.Cass 714622095
Ogata, Sadako N. Defiance in Manchuria edition n.e. . Greenwood Press,London 313244286
Slim, William Slim Defeat into victory / Pan, 033039066X
Slim, Sir William Defeat into Victory edition n.e. . Papermac 333409566
Slim, Sir William Defeat into Victory edition n.e. . Pan Bks. 033039066X
Slim, Sir William Defeat into Victory edition n.e. . Corgi 552087572
Storry, Richard. "Japan and the decline of the West in Asia, 1894-1943 /" Macmillan, 333069000
Belote, James H. (1997) Titans of the seas : Harper 60102780
Kirby, S.Woodburn War Against Japan H.M.S.O. 011630085X
Dunnigan, James F. Victory at sea : William Morrow and Co., 688149472
Hunter and Tackley United States Army in World War II
Hunter & Tackley United States Army in World War II
Borg, Dorothy United States and the Far Eastern Crisis of 1933-38 Harvard U.P. 674928059
bergerud Touched with Fire Camb.U.P. 521315379
Calvocoressi, Peter Total War edition 2r.e. . Penguin 140249095
Nish, Ian, The Anglo-Japanese alliance : Athlone,
Lewin, Ronald. The American magic : Penguin Books, 140064710
Perrett, Bryan Tank Tracks to Rangoon edition n.e. . Hale 709047495
Alexander, Joseph H. Storm Landings Naval Inst.P.,U.S. 1557500320
Blair, Clay. Silent victory : Lippincott,
Mercado, Stephen C. "Shadow Warriors of Nakano, The" Brassey's 1574884433
Millett, Allan R. Semper Fidelis Collier Mac. 29215900
Pelz, Stephen E. Race to Pearl Harbor : Harvard University Press,
Elphick, Peter "Pregnable Fortress - A Study in Deception,Discord and Desertion" Hodder 340613165
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Shillony, Ben-Ami. Politics and culture in wartime Japan / Clarendon,
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Marder, Arthur J. "Old Friends,New Enemies" Oxf.U.P. 198201508
Marder, Arthur J. "Old Friends,New Enemies" Oxf.U.P. 198201508
Foster, Simon Okinawa 1945 edition n.e. of "Okinawa,1945: Final Assault on the Empire" . Cassell Military 304351725
Benis, Frank Okinawa Macdonald 356030660
Benis, Frank Okinawa Macdonald 356030660
Potter, Elmer B. Nimitz U.S.Naval Inst. 870214926
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Spector, Ronald H. Eagle Against the Sun edition 2r.e. . Cassell Military 304359793
Overy, R.J. Why the Allies Won Cape 022404172X
Drea, Edward J. "MacArthur's "Ultra"" edition n.e. . Univ.P.of Kansas 700605762
Bisson, Thomas Arthur, Japan's war economy / International secretariat, Institute of Pacific relations, distributed by the Macmillan company,
Morley, James William Japan's Road to the Pacific War Columbia U.P. 231080247
Crowley, James B. Japan's Quest for Autonomy Princeton U.P. 691030316
Tsuji, Masanobu "Japan's Greatest Victory,Britain's Worst Defeat" edition n.e. . Spellmount 1862271291
Cohen, Jerome Bernard. Japan's economy in war and reconstruction / University of Minnesota Press,
Cohen, Jerome Bernard (2001) Japan's Economy in War and Reconstruction edition n.e.of 1949e. . Greenwood Press,London 837170729
Butow, Robert J.C. Japan's Decision to Surrender edition n.e. . Stanford U.P. 804704619
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Heinrichs, Waldo H. Threshold of war : Oxford University Press, 195061683
Heinrichs, Waldo H. Threshold of War Oxf.U.P.(N.Y.) 019504424X
Kirby, Stanley Woodburn. The war against Japan / H.M.S.O.,
Kirby, Stanley Woodburn. The war against Japan / H.M.S.O.,
Kirby, Stanley Woodburn. The war against Japan / H.M.S.O.,
Hess, Gary R. "The United States' emergence as a Southeast Asian power, 1940-1950 /" Columbia University Press,
Gaddis, John Lewis. "The United States and the origins of the Cold War, 1941-1947 /" Columbia University Press, 231083025
Smith, Bradley F. The ultra-magic deals : Presidio, 891415000
Lowe, Peter, The Origins of the Korean War / Longman, 582251478
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Boyd, Carl. The extraordinary envoy : .
Aldrich, Richard J. Intelligence and the war against Japan : Cambridge University Press, 521641861
Utley, Jonathan G., "Going to war with Japan, 1937-1941 /" University of Tennessee Press,
Handel Intelligence and military operations / Cass, 714640603
Louis, William Roger, "Imperialism at bay, 1941-1945 :" Clarendon Press,
Hayes, Grace Person History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in World War II Naval Inst.P.,U.S. 870212699
Gow & Hirama History of Anglo-Japanese Relations, The Palgrave Macmillan 333791959
Tillman, Barrett Hellcats Brassey's,US 1574880934
US War Dept. Handbook on Japanese Military Forces Greenhill Bks. 1853671029
US War dep. Handbook on Japanese Military Forces Greenhill Bks. 1853671029
Iritani, Toshio Group Psychology of the Japanese in War Time Kegan Paul Internat. 710303319
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Willmott, H.P. Grave of a Dozen Schemes Airlife Pub. 1853107778
Costello, John Pacific War Collins 2160463
Costello, John Pacific War Collins 2160463
Vat, Dan Van Der "Pacific Campaign, The" edition n.e. . Grafton 586206965
Nish, Ian Origins of the Russo-Japanese War Longman 582491142
Lowe, Peter Origins of the Korean War Longman 582492785
nagai Origins of the Cold War in Asia Univ.Tokyo P. 860081788
nagai Origins of the Cold War in Asia Univ.Tokyo P. 860081788
Skates, John Ray Invasion of Japan edition n.e. . University of South Carolina P. 1570033544
Willmott, H.P. Barrier and the Javelin Naval Inst.P.,U.S. 870210920
Willmott, H.P. Barrier and the Javelin Naval Inst.P.,U.S. 870210920
Willmott, H.P. B-17 Flying Fortress Arms & Armour P. 853684448
Prange, Gordon W. (1998) At dawn we slept : Joseph,
Nish, Ian Anglo-Japanese Alliance edition n.e. . Athlone P. 485131390
Nish Anglo-Japanese Alienation,1919-52 Camb.U.P. 521240611
Ross, Steven T. American War Plans F.Cass 714641944
Greenfield Command decisions / Office of the Chief of Military History. Department of the Army,
Barker, A.J. Japanese Army Handbook I.Allan 711008337
Dower, John W. Japan in War and Peace edition n.e. . Fontana P. 6863469
Iriye, Akira. Japan and the wider world : Longman, 5822110000
Yoshitsu, Michael M. Japan and the San Francisco Peace Settlement Columbia U.P. 231055145
Yoshitsu, Michael M. Japan and the San Francisco Peace Settlement Columbia U.P. 231055145
Greenfield, Kent Roberts American Strategy in World War II edition n.e. . Johns Hopkins U.P. 801812038
Dockrill From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima : Macmillan, 312102461
Kimball, Warren F. Forged in War edition n.e. . HarperCollins 000686192X
Lundstrom, John B. First Team Naval Inst.P.,U.S. 870211897
Lundstrom, John B. First South Pacific Campaign U.S.Naval Inst. 870211854
Johnson, David E. Fast Tanks and Heavy Bombers Cornell U.P. 801434580
Boyd, Carl Extraordinary Envoy Univ.P.of America 819109576
Barnett, Correlli Engage the Enemy More Closely edition n.e. . Penguin 141390085
Remme, Tilman "Britain and Regional Cooperation in South-east Asia,1945-49" Routledge 415097533
Werrell, Kenneth P. Blankets of Fire Smithsonian Instn.P. 1560986654
Sheng, Michael M. Battling Western Imperialism Princeton U.P. 691016356
Abrahamson, James L. "American Home Front, The" 1589630610
Boyd, Carl. "American command of the sea through carriers, codes, and the silent service :" Mariners' Museum, 917376439
Boyd, Carl. (1999) "American command of the sea through carriers, codes, and the silent service :" Mariners' Museum, 917376439
Faulkner, Harold Underwood American Economic History edition Internat.8e. . Harper & Row 60420103
A Iriye (1987) The Origins of the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific London: Longman
RH Spector (1985) The Eagle Against the Sun: the American war with Japan New York: Vintage Books
J Dower (1986) War Without Mercy New York: Pantheon
E Drea In the Service of the Emperor: Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army University of Nebraska Press
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Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6