Japan's First Modern War
Subtitle: Army and Society in the Conflict With China, 1894-95 (Studies in Military and Strategic History)
Publisher: Mcmillin Pub Llc
Published: November 1994
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780312122775
Subjects: Military History - Modern; Chinese-Japanese War, 1894-1895; East Asia; Japan; Military relations; History: World
Description: There has been no previous study of Japan's army and society in this the first of its modern wars. Utilising letters and diaries from the battlefield, provincial newspapers and local histories, the study presents the complex and diverse experiences of Japanese soldiers and civilians as war accelerated their entry to the modern world. In addition to explaining the military and diplomatic context of the war, individual chapters assess the impressions of troops as they journey to the front, their attitudes towards their 'fellow' Asians in China and Korea, and their sense of nationalism and duty; at home, we observe the role of the emperor as commander-in-chief, the response of the government at central and local levels, the use of the war in schools, its impact on communications, and the activities of patriotic groups, institutional religion and small business.