Britain's Secret War against Japan, 1937-1945

by Douglas Ford

Book Overview

A new look at how Britain's defence establishment learned to engage Japan's armed forces as the Pacific War progressed.

Douglas Ford reveals that, prior to Japan's invasion of Southeast Asia in December 1941, the British held a contemptuous view of Japanese military prowess. He shows that the situation was not helped by the high level of secrecy which surrounded Japan's war planning, as well as the absence of prior engagements with the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415358469
• ISBN13: 9780415358460
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"