TY - BOOK AU - Edgerton,Robert B. TI - Warriors of the rising sun: a history of the Japanese military SN - 0393040852 AV - UA845 .E33 1997 U1 - 355/.00952 21 PY - 1997/// CY - New York PB - Norton KW - Military ethics KW - Japan KW - History KW - Sociology, Military KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Campaigns KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Atrocities KW - Krijgsmacht KW - gtt KW - Morale militaire KW - Japon KW - Histoire KW - ram KW - Sociologie militaire KW - Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) KW - Atrocités KW - Campagnes et batailles KW - Pacifique (océan) KW - Militär KW - swd KW - Kriegsverbrechen KW - Geschichte KW - Militärsoziologie KW - Ethik KW - Armed Forces KW - Forces armées N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-367) and index; The crucible of conflict-Northeast Asia -- The boxer rebellion-Japan in the world's eyes -- "And where may Japan happen to be? -- "Brute force, anguish, and humiliation" -- "You can keep Tokyo for yourself" -- "To hell with Babe Ruth" -- "Remember Pearl Harbor" -- "Not necessarily to our advantage" -- From chivalry to brutality N2 - Chronicles the Japanese military's transformation from honorable soldiers known for their chivalry and kindness towards their wounded and imprisoned enemies into men who massacred hundreds of thousands in the Pacific theater during World War II UR - http://www.archive.org/details/warriorsofrising00edge UR - http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL1007553M ER -