Competing Voices from the Pacific War

Informationen zum Autor Sean Brawley is Associate Professor of History, and Faculty Learning and Teaching Fellow, at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Chris Dixon is Associate Professor of History and coordinator of the Cultural History Project at the University of Queensland, Australia. His major publications include Greenwood's African America and Haiti: Emigration and Black Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century . Beatrice Trefalt is a senior lecturer in the Japanese Studies program, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash University, Australia. Klappentext Key decisions and events of the Pacific War are explored in this work by juxtaposing Allied and Japanese accounts, giving voice to both sides in this epic confrontation. Competing Voices from the Pacific War: Fighting Words covers the period from July 1937 to September 1945, touching briefly on the post-war Allied occupation of Japan. Although it emphasizes American and Japanese accounts, it also includes perspectives from other nations. Materials covering political and strategic issues, the experiences of combatants and prisoners of war, the experiences of civilians caught up in the various war zones, and the impact of the war on the various home fronts, are also included. By including a range of primary sources representing the experiences and views of participants and commentators of all sides and setting them in their historical contexts, this unique anthology promotes an understanding of the Pacific War, the events that led up to it, and its legacies. Alongside sources that reflect traditional military history, material that considers the war from the perspective of the "new military history" is also included. Zusammenfassung Key decisions and events of the Pacific War are explored in this work by juxtaposing Allied and Japanese accounts! giving voice to both sides in this epic confrontation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Growing Tensions: Japan, China, and the United StatesChapter 3: Pearl HarborChapter 4: Japanese Conquests, Allied Defeats, 1941-1942Chapter 5: Turning Points at Sea, 1942: Coral Sea and MidwayChapter 6: Turning the Tide on Land, 1942: Guadalcanal and New GuineaChapter 7: Wartime Life in Occupied Asia and the PacificChapter 8: Home Fronts: Japan, the United States, and AustraliaChapter 9: The Prisoner-of-War ExperienceChapter 10: Allied Offensive, 1943-45Chapter 11: Hiroshima and the Defeat of JapanChapter 12: SurrenderChapter 13: Legacies: The Significance of the Pacific War...

Autorentext
Sean Brawley is Associate Professor of History, and Faculty Learning and Teaching Fellow, at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Chris Dixon is Associate Professor of History and coordinator of the Cultural History Project at the University of Queensland, Australia. His major publications include Greenwood's African America and Haiti: Emigration and Black Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century. Beatrice Trefalt is a senior lecturer in the Japanese Studies program, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash University, Australia.

Klappentext
Key decisions and events of the Pacific War are explored in this work by juxtaposing Allied and Japanese accounts, giving voice to both sides in this epic confrontation. Competing Voices from the Pacific War: Fighting Words covers the period from July 1937 to September 1945, touching briefly on the post-war Allied occupation of Japan. Although it emphasizes American and Japanese accounts, it also includes perspectives from other nations. Materials covering political and strategic issues, the experiences of combatants and prisoners of war, the experiences of civilians caught up in the various war zones, and the impact of the war on the various home fronts, are also included. By including a range of primary sources representing the experiences and views of participants and commentators of all sides and setting them in their historical contexts, this unique anthology promotes an understanding of the Pacific War, the events that led up to it, and its legacies. Alongside sources that reflect traditional military history, material that considers the war from the perspective of the "new military history" is also included.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Growing Tensions: Japan, China, and the United States Chapter 3: Pearl Harbor Chapter 4: Japanese Conquests, Allied Defeats, 1941-1942 Chapter 5: Turning Points at Sea, 1942: Coral Sea and Midway Chapter 6: Turning the Tide on Land, 1942: Guadalcanal and New Guinea Chapter 7: Wartime Life in Occupied Asia and the Pacific Chapter 8: Home Fronts: Japan, the United States, and Australia Chapter 9: The Prisoner-of-War Experience Chapter 10: Allied Offensive, 1943-45 Chapter 11: Hiroshima and the Defeat of Japan Chapter 12: Surrender Chapter 13: Legacies: The Significance of the Pacific War

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