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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