Japanese Occupation of Malaya, 1941-45

Summary

This study of the Japanese occupation of Malaya draws on archives, oral histories, and descriptive accounts by Japanese officers involved in the campaign. A picture emerges of a country struggling in the face of shortages of consumer goods, unemployment, high prices, a black market, and corruption.

Product details

• Authors: Paul H. Kratoska, Kratoska Paul H.
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781850652847
• ISBN: 978-1-85065-284-7
• Weight: 554 g
• Illustrations: maps, bibliography, index
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Japan, Malaysia, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Asian History, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General