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The Japanese Empire

by Captivating History Book 5 in the Asian Military History series.

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The Japanese Empire traces Japan’s transformation from the Meiji Restoration into an industrial and military power with an expanding overseas empire. It follows wars against China and Russia, the annexation of Korea, expansion into Manchuria and China and the wider Pacific War. The book examines imperial ideology, colonial rule and military government alongside the experiences of subject populations, ending with Japan’s defeat in 1945 and the dissolution of its empire.

Historical Periods

Japanese Empire1868–1945

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Emperor Meiji

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