World War Two: Against the Rising Sun
Pushkin Press · Paperback · September 15, 2015
Campfire's World War II: Against The Rising Sun focuses on the war in the East, through the eyes of the servicemen and civilians on both sides of the conflict.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in World War II in the Pacific from multiple perspectives
- Themes
- World War II in the Pacific, Servicemen and civilian perspectives, War’s impact on empires and Japan
- Genres
- Graphic History, Wars & Military History for Teens, Asian History
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Campfire's World War II: Against The Rising Sun focuses on the war in the East, through the eyes of the servicemen and civilians on both sides of the conflict. From the invasion of Manchuria by Japan in 1937, right through to the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we witness the end of the British Empire, the rise and fall of Japan and destruction the likes of which the world must never know again.
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While authoritative texts on World War Two often tend to focus disproportionately on the European theater of war, the Pacific theater was no less dramatic, with its roots stretching back to the early 1930s. This book tells the history of World War Two in the Pacific theater, told from many perspectives.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in World War II in the Pacific from multiple perspectives
- Readers interested in the experiences of servicemen and civilians on both sides
Where it sits
| Asian History | 90% |
|---|---|
| Wars & Military History for Teens | 55% |
| Graphic History | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Graphic History
- Asian History
- Wars & Military History for Teens
- Authors
- Jason Quinn
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Published
- September 15, 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- World War II in the Pacific · Servicemen and civilian perspectives · War’s impact on empires and Japan
- Reading lane
- Graphic History