The Rise of the Kwantung Army

The Rise of the Kwantung Army
With Quin Cho
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Ten years before Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, a powerful and increasingly autonomous military force had already put Japan down the war path: the Kwantung Army. Drawing from both primary and secondary sources, The Rise of the Kwantung Army: Japan’s Empire in Manchuria to 1932 provides essential insights into the motivations, strategies, and often rogue actions that propelled Japan down its disastrous path toward Pearl Harbor. This work is not just a military history; it is a vital exploration of imperial expansion, the seductive nature of power, and the chilling consequences of an extremist military untethered from civilian control, all of which led to the ultimate demise of the Japanese Empire in 1945. Imperial overreach and extremist influence over foreign policy remain relevant themes in the present era, given the nature of contemporary global events.

Quin Cho is an accomplished historian and author specializing in the history of global conflict and geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific region. A 2023 summa cum laude graduate of the University of Southern California, Quin earned a 4.0 GPA as a double major in History and International Relations. His academic excellence and rigorous training in archival research and historiography earned him the prestigious Outstanding Senior Award from USC’s Phi Beta Kappa society, an honor bestowed upon only three students in his graduating class. https://www.pacificatrocities.org/quin-cho.html

Rise of the Kwantung Army: Japan’s Empire in Manchuria to 1932 by Quin Cho
USA https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Kwantung-Army-Japans-Manchuria/dp/1947766716/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

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