The A to Z of World War II: The War Against Japan traces the brutal
conflict from Japan's seizure of Chinese territory in 1931, through the
onset of war with the Western Allies in 1941, to the use of atomic
weapons by the United States in 1945. It also addresses the aftermath of
the war, including the formation of the United Nations and the American
occupation of Japan. As the first of two volumes covering World War II,
this volume concentrates on the war in Asia and the Pacific so the user
benefits from the comprehensive explanations of the people, places, and
events that shaped much of that region's 20th-century history.