{"product_id":"japans-war-by-stewart-binns-9781472295224","title":"Japan's War","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A superbly revealing account of a dreadful and profoundly sad war' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This extraordinary book gives us a unique insight into why and how Japan fought such an appalling war' NICK HEWER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new perspective on Japan during the Asia-Pacific War, using remarkable first-hand Japanese source material.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEven after eighty years since the end of a conflict that killed thirty-five million people, there remains deeply-felt bitterness and anger about the way the Asia-Pacific War was fought, especially by the Japanese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe war in the East stretched from Hawaii to India - with Japanese forces attacking Singapore, China and Malaysia, as well as bombing the north coast of Australia. The Allied forces, led by the US, waged an island-by-island counteroffensive that eventually saw the invasion of the Japanese homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJapan has been vilified for the countless examples of its cruelty to civilians and prisoners of war. These criticisms have led to a backlash in Japan, where many deny that the accusations are true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy going back to the origins of modern Japan, and by using only Japanese accounts, \u003cem\u003eJapan's War: Hirohito's Holy War against the West\u003c\/em\u003e offers a powerful account of the conflict and explains in detail why the Japanese conducted the war in the way that they did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521389838572,"sku":"9781472295224","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/93b89577d98e7d5ce47a46f796256596.jpg?v=1776126887","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/japans-war-by-stewart-binns-9781472295224","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}