Trained in the shadow of samurai tradition, these soldiers were taught to fight with unshakable loyalty, brutal discipline, and a bayonet they saw as their modern sword. Senate Votes To Block ...

in Japan's Imperial Army Drea takes a different tack. Following a discussion of Japan's military institutions before the Meiji Restoration of the 1860s, each chapter is focused on developments during ...

One notable fact about the Imperial Japanese Army’s combat ... staged by Japan during the war were also marked by various kinds of foolhardiness. Japanese wartime leaders never made a cool ...