Soldiers of the Sun : The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army

Meirion Harries; Susie Harries; Susie Harris and Meirion Harris
Random House Publishing Group
9780679753032
0-679-75303-6

Soldiers of the Sun traces the origins of the Imperial Japanese Army back to its samurai roots in the nineteenth century to tell the story of the rise and fall of this extraordinary military force.Meirion.

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and Susie Harries have written the first full Western account of the Imperial Japanese Army. Drawing on Japanese, English, French, and American sources, the authors penetrate the lingering wartime enmity and propaganda to lay bare the true character of the Imperial Army.