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In 1937 the swath of the globe from India to Japan contained half
the world's population but only two nations with real sovereignty
(Japan and Thailand) and two with compromised sovereignty (China
and Mongolia). All other peoples in the region endured under some
form of colonialism. Today the region contains nineteen fully
sovereign nations. Tower of Skulls is the first work to present a
unified account of the course and impact of this part of the global
war. It expands beyond military elements to highlight the critical
political, economic and social reverberations of the struggle.
Finally, it provides a graphic depiction of the often forgotten but
horrific death toll in the Asia-Pacific region-over 20
million-which continues to shape international relations today.
In 1937 the swath of the globe from India to Japan contained half
the world's population but only two nations with real sovereignty
(Japan and Thailand) and two with compromised sovereignty (China
and Mongolia). All other peoples in the region endured under some
form of colonialism. Today the region contains nineteen fully
sovereign nations. Tower of Skulls is the first work to present a
unified account of the course and impact of this part of the global
war. It expands beyond military elements to highlight the critical
political, economic and social reverberations of the struggle.
Finally, it provides a graphic depiction of the often forgotten but
horrific death toll in the Asia-Pacific region-over 20
million-which continues to shape international relations today.
In a riveting narrative that includes information from newly declassified documents, acclaimed historian Richard B. Frank gives a scrupulously detailed explanation of the critical months leading up to the dropping of the atomic bomb. Frank explains how American leaders learned in the summer of 1945 that their alternate strategy to end the war by invasion had been shattered by the massive Japanese buildup on Kyushu, and that intercepted diplomatic documents also revealed the dismal prospects of negotiation. Here also, for the first time, is a comprehensive account of how Japan's leaders were willing to risk complete annihilation to preserve the nation's existing order. Frank's comprehensive account demolishes long-standing myths with the stark realities of this great historical controversy.
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