Foreword
Introduction
Asia and the Pacific
International Relations and the Origins of the War in Asia and the Pacific War by Michael A. Barnhart
The Asian and Pacific Theaters
The Second Sino-Japanese War, 1931-1945 by Marvin Williamsen
The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor by Eugene L. Rasor
Japanese Strategy and Campaigns in the Pacific War, 1941-1945 by Mark R. Peattie
American and Allied Strategy and Campaigns in the Pacific War, 1941-1945 by Jeffrey G. Barlow
Burma and Southeast Asia, 1941-1945 by Mark Parillo
The Air War Against Japan and the End of the War in the Pacific by Conrad C. Crane
War and Society in the Asian and Pacific Theaters
Japanese Occupation, Resistance, and Collaboration in Asia by Shigeru Sato
The Domestic Impact of War and Occupation on Japan by William M. Tsutsui
European Reconquest and Neo-Colonialism in Southeast Asia by Dieu Thi Nguyen
Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees: The Asia and Pacific Theater by S. P. Mackenzie
The War in Science, Technology, Propaganda, and Unit Histories
Science, Technology, and Weapons Development by Benjamin Kristy
Propaganda, Public Opinion, and Censorship During the Second World War by Loyd E. Lee
Unit Histories and the Experience of Combat by Loyd E. Lee
War, the Arts, and the Life of the Spirit
The War and Film in the United States and Britain by Stephen Curley
Japanese War Films by William B. Hauser
The Holocaust and Film by Judith E. Doneson
The "Western" Fiction of World War II by M. Paul Holsinger
Lines (in)Formation: Anglophone Poetry in the Second World War by Jonathan Bolton
The War and the Visual Arts by Brian Foss
Art, Music, and World War II by Ben Arnold
Popular Culture and World War II by Ruth Elwell
American Christianity on the Home Front During the Second World War by Gerald L. Sittser
Christianity Outside of North America by Richard V. Pierard
Cultural Background to the War by Donald J. Mrozak
World War II and Postwar International Relations
Allied Summit Diplomacy by Mark A. Stoler
Planning for the Postwar World and the United Nations by Georg Schild
The Breakdown of the Grand Alliance and the Origins of the Cold War by Lawrence Aronsen
War Crimes, International Criminal Law, and Postwar Trials in Europe and Asia by R. John Pritchard
Index

A companion to World War II in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, this volume reevaluates the most enduring literature on basic aspects of the war in Asia and the Pacific. It also covers themes pertaining to societies at war, culture, the arts, and science and technology as well as international relations and the postwar world. Included are not only grand strategy, military and naval campaigns, and matters of diplomacy, but also resistance, collaboration, prisoners of war, and broad topics of the home front, including chapters on gender issues, film, literature, popular culture, and propaganda. This volume and its companion provide the first comprehensive historiographic reference work on the war.
Each chapter describes the state of knowledge on the topic, relating each bibliographic reference to the chapter's themes and issues, and concludes with a bibliography. Recent original scholarship is included when it aids new understanding, and older works of enduring value also find a place. The essays in this volume will interest scholars and college teachers as well as advanced students and serious amateurs seeking insight into the history of the war and its literature.