Soldiers of the Sun

Soldiers of the Sun traces the origins of the Imperial Japanese Army back to its samurai roots in the nineteenth century to tell the story of the rise and fall of this extraordinary military force. Meirion and Susie Harries have written the first full Western account of the Imperial Japanese Army. Drawing on Japanese, English, French, and American sources, the authors penetrate the lingering wartime enmity and propaganda to lay bare the true character of the Imperial Army. From the Trade Paperback edition.Harries, Meirion is the author of 'Soldiers of the Sun' with ISBN 9780394569352 and ISBN 0394569350.