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Chargement... Japan's Imperial Army: Its Rise and Fall, 1853-1945par Edward J. Drea
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. The question when one considers the Imperial Japanese Army and how it came to a bad end is whether there was, realistically, another ending. While I was not that impressed by Drea's coverage of the 20th century (possibly a situation of familiarity breeding contempt), perhaps the answer lies in how desperately the founders of the Meiji state were seeking to avoid the fate of late-imperial China. To the point that the Japanese leadership developed such a well-ingrained contempt and bigotry towards China that when the intelligent move would have been realizing that they'd have to take the Chiang and the KMT seriously they couldn't bring themselves to forge a positive relationship. That said I found the portion of the book dealing with the fall of the Shogunate through the Russo-Japanese War fascinating, as the young Satsuma and Choshu hotheads become another calcified elite, to the point that the mistakes of 1904-1905 were covered up as being too embarrassing to admit. Dealing thoughtfully with those mistakes might have averted tragedy down the road but that would have probably required the Meiji Emperor putting his foot down the way Hirohito did in 1945. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la sérieModern War Studies (2009) Prix et récompenses
This book looks well past the stereotypes of suicidal banzai charges and fanatical leaders blindly devoted to their emperor to the more complex story of how that army came to power and extended its influence at home as well as abroad to become one of the world's dominant fighting forces. The author traces the Japanese army's origins, evolution, and impact as an engine of the country's regional along with global ambitions from mid-19th century incursions through the end of World War II. Encompassing doctrine, strategy, weaponry, and civil-military relations, this study also captures the dominant personalities who shaped the Imperial Army, from Yamagata Aritomo-- an incisive geopolitical strategist-- to Anami Korechika-- who exhorted the troops to fight to the death during the final days of World War II. Summing up, the author suggests that an army that places itself above its nation's interests is doomed to failure. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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