Warriors of the rising sun
Subtitle: a history of the Japanese military
By: Robert B. Edgerton.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Norton
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
Subjects: Military ethics -- Japan -- History; Sociology, Military -- Japan -- History; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean; World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities; Japan -- Armed Forces -- History
Description: Warriors of the Rising Sun chronicles the Japanese military's transformation from honorable "knights of Bushido" into men who massacred thousands during the Pacific War. Crucial in bringing about this change was Western rejection of Japan as an aspiring colonial power, as well as the West's racist, anti-Japanese immigration policies. Japan's leaders chose military brutality as a necessary means to achieve a rightful place in the world. Today, Japan has the second largest military budget in the world.

What lessons have her leaders learned from the past wars?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-367) and index.