Overview
A startling omission from the extensive literature on the Pacific events of World War II is an analysis of Allied psychological operations. Allison B. Gilmore makes a strong case for the importance of psychological warfare in this theater, countering the usual view of fanatical resistance by Japanese units. Gilmore marshals evidence that Japanese military indoctrination did not produce soldiers who were invulnerable to demoralization and the survival instinct.
Full Product Details
Author: Allison B. Gilmore
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Imprint: Bison Books
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.312kg
ISBN: 9780803270893
ISBN 10: 0803270895
Pages: 234
Publication Date: 01 March 2000
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Ironically, while Hollywood films and popular American stereotypes that persist to the present portray the Japanese soldiers as fanatics who would never surrender, the U.S. military ... took a more realistic view and engaged in a sustained campaign to undermine the morale of the Japanese army... This book helps fill a historiographic gap by studying how propaganda and psychological warfare were planned, implemented, and evaluated. - Choice Gilmore unravels the complex structure and missions of the Allied entities involved in psywar operations... Convincing. - Journal of Military History A fresh look at a little known aspect of the Pacific War that will benefit any reader interested in the Japanese army or psychological warfare. - Military History of the West
Ironically, while Hollywood films and popular American stereotypes that persist to the present portray the Japanese soldiers as fanatics who would never surrender, the U.S. military ... took a more realistic view and engaged in a sustained campaign to undermine the morale of the Japanese army... This book helps fill a historiographic gap by studying how propaganda and psychological warfare were planned, implemented, and evaluated. -Choice CHOICE Gilmore unravels the complex structure and missions of the Allied entities involved in psywar operations... Convincing. -Journal of Military History Journal of Military History A fresh look at a little known aspect of the Pacific War that will benefit any reader interested in the Japanese army or psychological warfare. -Military History of the West Military History of the West
Ironically, while Hollywood films and popular American stereotypes that persist to the present portray the Japanese soldiers as fanatics who would never surrender, the U.S. military ... took a more realistic view and engaged in a sustained campaign to undermine the morale of the Japanese army... This book helps fill a historiographic gap by studying how propaganda and psychological warfare were planned, implemented, and evaluated. -Choice| Gilmore unravels the complex structure and missions of the Allied entities involved in psywar operations... Convincing. -Journal of Military History| A fresh look at a little known aspect of the Pacific War that will benefit any reader interested in the Japanese army or psychological warfare. -Military History of the West
Author Information
Allison B. Gilmore is an associate professor of history at The Ohio State University at Lima.
