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

530 Pages·1998·2.57 MB·English

by  Loyd E. Lee

World War II in Asia
and the Pacific and
the War’s Aftermath,
with General Themes:
A Handbook of Literature
and Research
Loyd E. Lee
Editor
GREENWOOD PRESS
WORLD WAR II IN ASIA
AND THE PACIFIC AND
THE WAR’S AFTERMATH,
WITH GENERAL THEMES

World War II in Asia
and the Pacific and
the War’s Aftermath,
with General Themes
A Handbook of Literature
and Research
Edited by Loyd E. Lee
Foreword by Carol N. Gluck
Robin Higham, Advisory Editor
Greenwood Press
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Contents
Foreword, Carol N. Gluck xi
Introduction, Loyd E. Lee xiii
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Part I. International Background to the War in Asia
1. International Relations and the Origins of the War in
Asia and the Pacific War, Michael A. Barnhart 5
Part II. The Asian and Pacific Theaters
2. The Second Sino-Japanese War, 1931–1945, Thomas
Marvin Williamsen 27
3. The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, Eugene L. Rasor 45
4. Japanese Strategy and Campaigns in the Pacific War,
1941–1945, Mark R. Peattie 56
5. American and Allied Strategy and Campaigns in the
Pacific War, 1941–1945, Jeffrey G. Barlow 72
6. Burma and Southeast Asia, 1941–1945, Mark P. Parillo 90
viii Contents
7. The Air War against Japan and the End of the War in the
Pacific, Conrad C. Crane 104
Part III. War and Society in the Asian and Pacific Theaters
8. Japanese Occupation, Resistance, and Collaboration in
Asia, Shigeru Sato 121
9. The Domestic Impact of War and Occupation on Japan,
William M. Tsutsui 138
10. European Reconquest and Neocolonialism in Southeast
Asia, Dieu Thi Nguyen 152
11. Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees: The Asian and
Pacific Theaters, S. P. MacKenzie 172
GENERAL THEMES
Part IV. The War in Science, Technology, Propaganda, and Unit
Histories
12. Science, Technology, and Weapons Development,
Benjamin H. Kristy 187
13. Propaganda, Public Opinion, and Censorship during the
Second World War, Loyd E. Lee 206
14. Unit Histories and the Experience of Combat, Loyd E. Lee 222
Part V. War, the Arts, and the Life of the Spirit
15. The War and Film in the United States and Britain,
Stephen Curley 241
16. Japanese War Films, William B. Hauser 255
17. The Holocaust and Film, Judith E. Doneson 263
18. The ‘‘Western’’ Fiction of World War II, M. Paul Holsinger 272
Contents ix
19. Lines (In)Formation: Anglophone Poetry in the Second
World War, Jonathan W. Bolton 293
20. The War and the Visual Arts, Brian Foss 305
21. Art Music and World War II, Ben Arnold 323
22. Popular Culture and World War II, Ruth Elwell 334
23. American Christianity on the Home Front during the
Second World War, Gerald L. Sittser 350
24. Christianity Outside North America, Richard V. Pierard 364
25. Cultural Background to the War, Donald J. Mrozek 385
Part VI. World War II and Postwar International Relations
26. Allied Summit Diplomacy, Mark A. Stoler 401
27. Planning for the Postwar World Economy and the United
Nations, Georg Schild 422
28. The Breakdown of the Grand Alliance and the Origins of
the Cold War, 1945–1947, Lawrence Aronsen 436
29. War Crimes, International Criminal Law, and the Postwar
Trials in Europe and Asia, R. John Pritchard 454
Author Index 475
Subject Index 499
About the Editor and Contributors 509