Book Review: Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931–1945

Authors

Jonathan Klug

Files

Description

Author: Richard Overy

Reviewed by Jonathan Klug, colonel, US Army, and assistant professor, Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations, US Army War College

Many track the start of World War II to Poland in 1939.In Blood and Ruins, Richard Overy contends the 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria was the start of an Asian war that later merged into the 1939 war in Europe when Japan attacked America. The book addresses policy and strategy as well as operational, technical, and tactical issues.

Publication Date

11-22-2023

Keywords

Imperialism, China, Japan, Poland, World War II

Disciplines

Defense and Security Studies

Recommended Citation

Jonathan Klug, Book Review: Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931–1945 ( US Army War College Press, 2023),
https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/29