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Author_Stephen Walton
battles
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conflicts
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forthcoming
Imperial War Museum
Japan
Military History
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
prisoners of war
Second World War
South East Asia
VJ Day
Product details
- ISBN 9781911748014
- Dimensions: 235 x 280mm
- Publication Date: 25 Jun 2026
- Publisher: Imperial War Museum
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The War Against Japan offers a detailed and visually rich account of the campaign in South East Asia and the Pacific during the Second World War, tracing the causes, course and consequences of the conflict from its origins in the 1930s to the attack on Pearl Harbor and through to VJ Day and beyond. The historical narrative is enriched with photographs, objects, artworks and personal testimony from IWM’s collections, capturing the scale and complexity of a conflict that spanned oceans, jungles and remote islands.
Carefully selected imagery and first-hand accounts bring to life the experiences of those who served in the Asia-Pacific theatre – on land, at sea and in the air. Each chapter chronologically charts the key battles and operations while uncovering the human stories behind events. The voices of prisoners of war and internees, civilians as well as armed forces personnel, are woven into the narrative. The War Against Japan takes the reader on a wide-ranging yet intimate journey through one of history’s most devasting conflicts.
Stephen Walton is a Senior Curator in the Second World War and Mid-20th Century Conflict team at IWM, based at IWM Duxford.
