How Long to Read Japan’s Decision For War In 1941: Some Enduring Lessons

How Long Does it Take to Read Japan’s Decision For War In 1941: Some Enduring Lessons?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 15 minutes to read Japan’s Decision For War In 1941: Some Enduring Lessons by Dr. Jeffrey Record

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

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Japan’s decision to attack the United States in 1941 is widely regarded as irrational to the point of suicidal. How could Japan hope to survive a war with, much less defeat, an enemy possessing an invulnerable homeland and an industrial base 10 times that of Japan? The Pacific War was one that Japan was always going to lose, so how does one explain Tokyo’s decision? Did the Japanese recognize the odds against them? Did they have a concept of victory, or at least of avoiding defeat? Or did the Japanese prefer a lost war to an unacceptable peace? Dr. Jeffrey Record takes a fresh look at Japan’s decision for war, and concludes that it was dictated by Japanese pride and the threatened economic destruction of Japan by the United States. He believes that Japanese aggression in East Asia was the root cause of the Pacific War, but argues that the road to war in 1941 was built on American as well as Japanese miscalculations and that both sides suffered from cultural ignorance and racial arrogance. Record finds that the Americans underestimated the role of fear and honor in Japanese calculations and overestimated the effectiveness of economic sanctions as a deterrent to war, whereas the Japanese underestimated the cohesion and resolve of an aroused American society and overestimated their own martial prowess as a means of defeating U.S. material superiority. He believes that the failure of deterrence was mutual, and that the descent of the United States and Japan into war contains lessons of great and continuing relevance to American foreign policy and defense decision-makers.

How long is Japan’s Decision For War In 1941: Some Enduring Lessons?

Japan’s Decision For War In 1941: Some Enduring Lessons by Dr. Jeffrey Record is 74 pages long, and a total of 18,796 words.

This makes it 25% the length of the average book. It also has 23% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Japan’s Decision For War In 1941: Some Enduring Lessons Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 42 minutes to read Japan’s Decision For War In 1941: Some Enduring Lessons aloud.

What Reading Level is Japan’s Decision For War In 1941: Some Enduring Lessons?

Japan’s Decision For War In 1941: Some Enduring Lessons is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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