"...a concise yet comprehensive overview of what happened. The book is well illustrated, with plenty of maps."

Historical Novels Review

A work of exhaustive and detailed research, "In the Service of the Emperor: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1931-1945" is informative enhanced for the reader with the inclusion of Maps, a Glossary, a seventeen page Bibliography, and an eight page Index. Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "In the Service of the Emperor: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1931-1945" is highly recommended for both community and academic library 20th Century Japanese History and World War II History collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.

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Midwest Book Review

I found this book very educational and I have learned a lot, there is a lot of information and detail written in an informed way, and I’m rereading it mainly to help get more used to the names, places and personalities involved in the book.

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The History Fella

As featured on Army Rumour Service

5 out of 5

Army Rumour Service (ARRSE)

Brilliantly, author Brigadier N S “Tank” Nash CBE examines the political, economic and strategic effects of the rapid Japanese expansion and explores the cult of deity that surrounded the Emperor.
The contribution of the Allied forces and their leadership is given due attention. When retribution duly came, it was focused on the military leadership responsible for their troops’ unspeakable atrocities on both military and civilian victims. Yet, the physical perpetrators remained largely unpunished. Japan, today, has still not acknowledged its wartime guilt.

ARGunners Magazine

This is a well-researched book with Notes for each chapter, a solid Bibliography and numerous photographs plus useful maps of the conflicts. Brigadier Nash has produced an authoritative, balanced and highly readable account of an extraordinary and most shocking episode in human history which should not be forgotten: a tragedy for millions of people in Korea, China and Southeast Asia, for American, British, Australian, Chinese and Indian servicemen and not least, for the Japanese themselves.

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