From December 1941, Japan, as part of its plan to build an East Asian empire and secure oil supplies essential for war in the Pacific, swiftly took control of Southeast Asia. Japanese occupation had a devastating economic impact on the region. Japan imposed country and later reg…
Gregg Huff presents the first comprehensive account of the economic and social impact of Japanese occupation on Southeast Asia during World War II. This is vital reading for anyone wishing to understand the history and economies of Southeast Asia before, during, and in the decad…
"The 7 December 1941 attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor by Japan was a gamble. Japan was already entangled in a longstanding, probably unwinnable war in China which since its outbreak in mid-1937 had cost 185,000 Japanese dead and billions of yen. Pearl Harbor opened a …
From December 1941, Japan, as part of its plan to build an East Asian empire and secure oil supplies essential for war in the Pacific, swiftly took control of Southeast Asia. Japanese occupation had a devastating economic impact on the region. Japan imposed country and later reg…
