Japan at War: An Encyclopedia

As the title implies, this is not a broad overview of the history of Japan, but a closer look at Japan during war time, edited by Louis G. Perez, a professor of Japanese history at Northern Illinois University. Covering a wide array of topics, such as politics, philosophy, events, people, and locations, this resource provides a very good introduction to several periods in Japanese history.

Published by the noted history publisher ABC‐Clio, the online version of the encyclopedia, as reviewed here, offers intuitive left hand navigation that lists the outline of the book, and the letter headings expand as articles...