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Author:

Frank, Richard B, author.

Title:

Tower of skulls : a history of the Asia-Pacific war / Richard B. Frank.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company,

Copyright Date:

2020-

Description:

volumes cm

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Pacific Area.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

volume 1. July 1937-May 1942 --

Summary:

"The first book in a new three-volume history of the Asia-Pacific War, by the acclaimed author of Downfall and Guadalcanal. 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 major, fully sovereign nations. Tower of Skulls is the first workin any language to present a unified account of the course and titanic impact of this part of the global war, which began the torturous route to twenty-first-century Asia. Covering with extraordinary detail campaigns in China, Singapore, the Philippines,and Burma, as well as the attack on Pearl Harbor, 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 truly horrific death toll in the Asia-Pacific region-over 20 million-which continues to shape international relations today"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1324002107
9781324002109

LCCN:

2019033200

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington)