World War II in Asia and the Pacific and the War's aftermath, with General Themes: A Handbook of Literature and Research

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Foreword xi
• Introduction xiii
• Asia and the Pacific 1
• Part I International Background to the War in Asia 3
• PART I International Background to the War in Asia 4
• 1: International Relations and the Origins of the War in Asia and the Pacific War 5
• Notes 22
• Bibliography 22
• Part II The Asian and the Pacific Theaters 25
• 2: The Second Sino-Japanese War, 1931-1945 27
• 3: The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor 45
• 4: Japanese Strategy and Campaigns in the Pacific War, 1941-1945 56
• 5: American and Allied Strategy and Campaigns in the Pacific War, 1941-1945 72
• 6: Burma and Southeast Asia, 1941-1945 90

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Foreword xi
• Introduction xiii
• Asia and the Pacific 1
• Part I International Background to the War in Asia 3
• PART I International Background to the War in Asia 4
• 1: International Relations and the Origins of the War in Asia and the Pacific War 5
• Notes 22
• Bibliography 22
• Part II The Asian and the Pacific Theaters 25
• 2: The Second Sino-Japanese War, 1931-1945 27
• 3: The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor 45
• 4: Japanese Strategy and Campaigns in the Pacific War, 1941-1945 56
• 5: American and Allied Strategy and Campaigns in the Pacific War, 1941-1945 72
• 6: Burma and Southeast Asia, 1941-1945 90
• 7: The Air War against Japan and the End of the War in the Pacific 104
• Part III War and Society in the Asian and Pacific Theaters 119
• 8: Japanese Occupation, Resistance, and Collaboration in Asia 121
• 9: The Domestic Impact of War and Occupation on Japan 138
• 10: European Reconquest and Neocolonialism in Southeast Asia 152
• Conclusion 167
• Bibliography 167
• 11: Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees: The Asian and Pacific Theaters 172
• General Themes 183
• Part IV The War in Science, Technology, Propaganda, and Unit Histories 185
• 12: Science, Technology, and Weapons Development 187
• 13: Propaganda, Public Opinion, and Censorship during the Second World War 206
• Conclusion 216
• 14: Unit Histories and the Experience of Combat 222
• Part V War, the Arts, and the Life of the Spirit 239
• 15: The War and Film in the United States and Britain 241
• 16: Japanese War Films 255
• Notes 261
• 17: The Holocaust and Film 263
• Filmography 268
• 18: The "Western" Fiction of World War II 272
• 19: Lines (In)Formation: Anglophone Poetry in the Second World War 293
• 20: The War and the Visual Arts 305
• 21: Art Music and World War II 323
• Notes 330
• Compositions Cited 330
• 22: Popular Culture and World War II 334
• 23: American Christianity on the Home Front during the Second World War 350
• 24: Christianity Outside North America 364
• 25: Cultural Background to the War 385
• Part VI World War II and Postwar International Relations 399
• 26: Allied Summit Diplomacy 401
• Notes 417
• 27: Planning for the Postwar World Economy and the United Nations 422
• 28: The Breakdown of the Grand Alliance and the Origins of the Cold War, 1945-1947 436
• Conclusion 447
• 29: War Crimes, International Criminal Law, and the Postwar Trials in Europe and Asia 454
• Author Index 475
• Subject Index 499
• About the Editor and Contributors 509