In December 1941, Imperial Japan opened the Pacific theater of World ... pit the country against the United States and the British Empire, two of the world's dominant military forces.

Richard B. Frank, author of Downfall: the End of the Imperial Japanese Empire, describes their position: "In their war gaming of Ketsu-Go, the Japanese had worked out that they could destroy up ...

During World War II, the Japanese imperial authorities abducted, coerced, tricked and sometimes recruited hundreds of thousands of women from Japan's colonial empire to become sexual slaves for ...

Subsequently, imperialist powers, including Japan, vied with each other to pillage Joseon’s resources. In 1897, Joseon changed its name to the Korean Empire (Daehan Jeguk) and pushed ahead with ...

His grandfather, Prince Hiroyasu, was a top commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy, heading the General Staff. The prince was a strong advocate of war against the United States and Britain.

Yamato-Class Battleships: Japan's Naval Giants That Couldn't Turn the Tide When Imperial Japan’s Yamato ... this time and wanted to expand its empire. Following Japan’s departure from the ...

Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her ...