Category: My Japanese Empire Military History Book
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Chapter 2 from A Brief Military History of the Japanese Empire: World War 1 to the Outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War
December 6, 2023 “Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” -Du Mu Japan and the First World War Japan’s next phase of imperial expansion occurred during World War 1. With the European powers distracted by the massive conflagration in Europe from 1914 onwards, and using its alliance with Britain, Japan took advantage of the situation to…
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The Preface and Chapter 1 from A Brief Military History of the Japanese Empire
November 20, 2023 Preface Unlike similar empires created by the British, French, and Spanish the Japanese Empire was a relatively recent, short endeavor. However, the impact it had upon Asia and the Pacific cannot be overstated. The rise and fall of the Japanese Empire significantly influenced the end of western colonialism in Asia, the rise…