{"product_id":"2026200013971-secondhand-japans-war-the-great-pacific-conflict-1853-1952","title":"Japan's War: The Great Pacific Conflict 1853–1952","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the first tremors of Western pressure in 1853 to the aftermath of total defeat in 1952, Japan's War: The Great Pacific Conflict 1853–1952 chronicles one of the most dramatic and consequential national stories of the modern era — Japan's meteoric rise as a military power and its catastrophic collision with the Allied forces in the Pacific. Edwin P. Hoyt, a prolific and authoritative historian of the Second World War, presents a sweeping narrative that traces the deep roots of Japanese imperial ambition, the strategic miscalculations that led to Pearl Harbor, and the brutal island-hopping campaigns that defined the Pacific Theatre.\n\nHoyt's work stands apart for its unflinching examination of both the political and human dimensions of the conflict, weaving together military strategy, cultural psychology, and geopolitical consequence into a single cohesive arc. His prose is direct and commanding, cutting through mythology to reveal the complex machinery of a nation at war with itself as much as with its enemies. Informed by meticulous research and a journalist's instinct for narrative momentum, this is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how a century of ambition, pride, and tragedy shaped the modern Pacific world — and why its echoes have never truly faded.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203398279387,"sku":"2026200013971-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/69e10752-d64d-45dc-b1ef-9db7230e18d1.png?v=1788148640","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013971-secondhand-japans-war-the-great-pacific-conflict-1853-1952","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}