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World War II and the Making of Modern Asia

A radical new history of the Second World War in Asia, challenging the Eurocentric perspective of the
conflict and arguing that this was not just a war against fascism but also against empire.

‘This is the history we so badly needed’ ANTONY BEEVOR

‘Essential reading for understanding Asia’s present’ RICHARD OVERY

A momentous new history of World War II in Asia.

In the early twentieth century, from India to China, Western imperial powers dominated Asia. Then, in the 1930s, Japan began to tear down this old order in pursuit of its own imperial ambitions – first by invading China, and then by launching its assault against British, Dutch, and American outposts across Asia and the Pacific in December 1941. As Japanese forces seized vast swaths of territory and pressed toward India, the brutal fighting cost millions of lives across