Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps and Tables vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations for the Notes and Selected Bibliography xiii
6. Introduction. THE WORLD OF JAPAN’S EURASIAN- PACIFIC WAR 1
7. Part I. THE PLACE OF RUSSIA IN PREWAR JAPAN
8. 1. COMMUNIST IDEOLOGY AND ALLIANCE WITH THE SOVIET UNION 15
9. 2. CULTURE AND RACE 45
10. Part II. THE FUTURE OF EAST ASIA AFTER THE JAPANESE EMPIRE
11. 3. MAO’S COMMUNIST REVOLUTION 85
12. 4. INTERNATIONAL RIVALRY OVER DIVIDED KOREA 124
13. Part III. ENDING THE WAR AND BEYOND
14. 5. COLD WAR RISING 153
15. 6. MILITARY SHOWDOWN 193
16. 7. JAPAN’S SURRENDER 223
17. Part IV. INVENTING JAPAN’S WAR
18. 8. MEMORIES AND NARRATIVES OF JAPAN’S WAR 257
19. Epilogue. TOWARD A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF JAPAN’S EURASIAN- PACIFIC WAR 285
20. Index 293