Red Star Versus Rising Sun: Volume 2: The Nomonhan Incident 1939

by Brendan Hulley and Adrien Fontanellaz

Book Overview

During the first half of the 20th century, the Empire of Japan fought a series of undeclared wars in the Far East against Tsarist Russia and the successor Soviet Union. The first of these, fought in 1904-1905 over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea, ended in a clear-cut Japanese victory.

Following the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, in 1931, Japan turned its interest to nearby Soviet territories. The result was a series of border...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911628666
• ISBN13: 9781911628668
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.1" x 11.5"