Soldiers of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army - Hardcover

Harries, Meirion

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394569350 ISBN 13: 9780394569352

Publisher: Random House, 1992

Synopsis

Soldiers of the Sun traces the origins of the Imperial Japanese Army back to its samurai roots in the nineteenth century to tell the story of the rise and fall of this extraordinary military force.

Meirion and Susie Harries have written the first full Western account of the Imperial Japanese Army. Drawing on Japanese, English, French, and American sources, the authors penetrate the lingering wartime enmity and propaganda to lay bare the true character of the Imperial Army.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Soldiers of the Sun traces the origins of the Imperial Japanese Army back to its samurai roots in the nineteenth century to tell the story of the rise and fall of this extraordinary military force.

Meirion and Susie Harries have written the first full Western account of the Imperial Japanese Army. Drawing on Japanese, English, French, and American sources, the authors penetrate the lingering wartime enmity and propaganda to lay bare the true character of the Imperial Army.

From the Back Cover:

Praise for Soldiers of the Sun

"This book ought to be read as a necessary prelude to the ill-informed and uncultured debate that rages in the United States. The lessons of history, and of what happens when a thwarted nation finds itself encircled, are there to be learned."

-- Newsday

"A fine history that analyzes the military legacy of the Imperial Japanese Army and assesses moral responsibility for its excesses."

-- Kirkus Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0394569350
• ISBN 13: 9780394569352
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 569