9780804723756-0804723753-The Way of the Heavenly Sword: The Japanese Army in the 1920's

The Way of the Heavenly Sword: The Japanese Army in the 1920's

ISBN-13: 9780804723756
ISBN-10: 0804723753
Edition: 1
Author: Leonard A. Humphreys
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Format: Hardcover 268 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780804723756
ISBN-10: 0804723753
Edition: 1
Author: Leonard A. Humphreys
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Format: Hardcover 268 pages

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The Way of the Heavenly Sword: The Japanese Army in the 1920's (ISBN-13: 9780804723756 and ISBN-10: 0804723753), written by authors Leonard A. Humphreys, was published by Stanford University Press in 1995. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Military History books. You can easily purchase or rent The Way of the Heavenly Sword: The Japanese Army in the 1920's (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Military History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.56.

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This text examines the history of the Japanese army in the 1920s. In this decade, the 'Meija military system' disintegrated and was replaced by a new 'Imperial Army System'. The Japanese victory over Russia in 1905 had changed the direction of Japanese military thought from almost total dependence on western rational military thinking to a more traditional reliance on morale as the preponderant factor for victory in combat. The author focuses on the intense and complex struggle which took place over leadership of the Army, the application of the principle of the primacy of morale, and the quite contradictory but obvious necessity for the army to modernize. This internal turmoil was intensified by a background of increasingly difficult economic circumstances, and the terrible effects of the great earthquake and fire of 1923. This crucial decade of Japanese history set the stage for the shattering events of the 1930s and 1940s.

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