The following is from the book page of the Nikkei today.
Here also, also winner loser also is not the war, actually, the facts which have a war as the one as the result of the various tactics, too, are proved.
It is the book which the policy makers in China and Korea should read almost first.
They at the same time, for example, 3 million households subscribe to the Nikkei newspaper, this book review, if the four one family, It is they should know the fact that 12 million Japanese people are reading.
Of course, even just subscribers of this Nikkei, to you guys, the policy makers in China , South Korea, and, at least, are reading this review, the knowledge people in the world that has continued to look on idly doing nothing the squalor of their people is you should know that we have deep contempt.
You do not notice that the dirtiness of you guys, evil, ugly is excruciatingly really, intelligence and nerve of you guys, it is quite be disgusted of. Why, this reality cartoon or continue to be allowed. Why, fascist rulers who like them is, whether the incorrigibly appearance?
Lessons of the 20th century, is not yet live in their country.
Why not?
This is because not dropped the atomic bomb.
“Nomonhan 1939” Stuart · D · Goldman Author
For Japan after Meiji, the biggest military threat was Russia and was USSR.
The tension among Japan and the Soviet Union heightened as Japan was Chinese northeast area with the Manchurian Incident, and expanded an interest and reinforced the Kwantung army which is stationed in the spot.
It is Nomonhan that May, 1939, this opposition transferred to the full-scale battle.
Both countries was charged with aircraft tanks and a large number of, it was a fierce battle casualties which is said to be about 40,000 people.
It was the two countries that have received severe baptism of modern warfare, but did not inform the actual situation also their citizens for fear of criticism and agitation in the country.
As a result, Nomonhan incident became a presence forgotten partly, but was re- question the significance is this book.
The author is a historian of the United States, he is trying to analyze a multi-faceted and make full use of not only the Soviet Union and Japan, as well as the Annals of Germany of the deep relationship between the two countries.
The charm of this book lays in the claim Nomonhan incident that affected the decision in perspective of Japan and the Soviet Union both countries.
Fearing a pincer by Japan and Germany, the Soviet Union at that time accelerated the negotiations of non-aggression treaty with Germany in response to the incident.
Behind becomes the safety signing is determined, by concentrating forces in Nomonhan , the Soviet Union gave Japanese troops a beating thoroughly.
Because Germany could also be invaded Poland without turning to the Soviet enemy, that there is a relation with the origin of the Second World War Nomonhan incident.
Impact on Japan was also significant. June 41, After the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Japan opportunity to compete visited.
But from the experience of Nomonhan incident, Northward theory to fight the Soviet Union intensified recognition of the danger in the army inside, it was southward theory occupy the resources of the southern zone of least resistance is more dominant.
As a consequence, Japan advanced southward, it intensified the conflict with the United States, and it is of that led to the Pacific War.
Author's claim that Nomonhan incident that has been overlooked as a regional conflict in the Far East, to have an impact also on the whereabouts of the Second World War, not been proven completely.
However, Japan is a party to direct, this book tells us that there is room should be clear about this war unknown.
Commenter Tsukamoto Katsuya
National Institute for Defense Studies Senior Research Officer
