War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War - Hardcover

Dower, John W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0571146058 ISBN 13: 9780571146055

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 1986

Synopsis

John Dower's War Without Mercy describes the ugly racial dimensions of the conflict in the Asian theater of World War II and their consequences on both military and reconstruction policy in the Pacific. "In the United States and Britain," Dower reminds us, "the Japanese were more hated than the Germans before as well as after Pearl Harbor.

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Review:

Dower's premise in War without Mercy is a startling one: Though Western allies were clearly headed for victory, pure racism fueled the continuation and intensification of hostilities in the Pacific theater during the final year of World War II, a period that saw as many casualties as in the first five years of the conflict combined. Dower doesn't reach this disturbing conclusion lightly. He combed through piles of propaganda films, news articles, military documents, cartoons--even entries in academic journals in researching this book. Though his case is strong, Dower minimizes other factors, such as the protracted negotiations between the West and the Japanese.

From the Publisher:

"One of the most original and important books to be written about the war between Japan and the United States."--The New York Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0571146058
• ISBN 13: 9780571146055
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 399