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Rays of the Rising Sun, v. 1: China and Manchukuo (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
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Rays of the Rising Sun, v. 1: China and Manchukuo (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
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When the Japanese Empire went to war with the Allies in December
1941, it had already been fighting in China for 10 years During
that time it had conquered huge areas of China, and subjugated
millions of people. The Japanese needed to control the Chinese
population in these occupied territories, and for this reason they
set up governments from amongst the leaders of the Chinese who were
willing to co-operate with them. These socalled 'puppet'
governments were designed to rule on behalf of the Japanese while
firmly under their overall control. In turn, the puppe: governments
needed their own armed forces to help them maintain control over
the populace and so they raised their own 'independent' armed
forces. These puppet armies were large in number, reaching a total
of well over 1 million before 1945. Although poorly-armed and
equipped, these forces had an influence on the Japanese war effort
through sheer numbers. The Chinese puppet soldiers ranged from the
well-drilled and trained regular Army of the Last Emperor of China,
Pu Yi, who ruled the newlyformed state of Manchukuo, 1932-45, to
the irregular Mongol cavalry who served alongside Japanese troops
in the 'secret war' waged in the Mongolian hinterlands. The troops
were dismissed as traitors by the Chinese fighting the Japanese,
and they were equally despised by the Japanese themselves. The
troops were motivated by a range of reasons, from simple survival
to a loyalty to their commander. The fact that so many Chinese were
willing to fight for the Japanese was embarrasing to all sides, and
for this reason has been largely ignored in previous histories of
the war in the East. In the first of a two-volume series, Jowett
and Berger tell the story of the Chinese who fought for the
Japanese over a 14 year period. Well over a million pro-Japanese
troops were under arms in China and Manchukuo, with possibly two
million at one time. There were 7 different 'puppet' governments in
existence, 1931-45 The Manchukuo State possessed an Army, Navy and
Air Force. The governments were given all the paraphenalia of
independent states, including their own flags and insignia.
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