Japanese Infantryman 1937-45

THIS BOOK EXAMINES IN DETAIL THE JAPANESE INFANTRYMAN WHO, DESPITE COMPARISONS WITH THE NOTORIOUS GERMAN WAFFEN SS, WAS AN ENIGMA TO WESTERNERS. IDENTIFYING THE WAYS IN WHICH THE JAPANESE SOLDIER DIFFERED FROM HIS WESTERN COUNTERPARTS, THE AUTHOR EXPLORES CONCEPTS SUCH AS BUSHIDO, SEPPUKU, SHIKI, AND HAKKO ICHI-U IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT MOTIVATED JAPANESE WARRIORS.