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Author Skabelund, Aaron Herald, author.

Title Inglorious, illegal bastards Japan's self-defense force during the Cold War / Aaron Herald Skabelund.

Publication Info. Ithaca, New York Cornell University Press 2022.
©2022

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: the pursuit of legitimacy and military-society integration -- The Police Reserve Force and the U.S. Army -- Establishing the National Defense Academy and overcoming the past -- Becoming a "Beloved Self-Defense Force" in Hokkaido and beyond -- Public service/public relations during Anpo, the Olympics, and the Mishima Incident -- The return of the "Japanese Army" to Okinawa -- Epilogue: whither the SDF and the Cold War defense identity
Summary "A history of the post-World War II Japanese military, commonly known as the Self-Defense Force, during the Cold War."-- Provided by publisher
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Subject Cold War -- Influence.
Cold War (1945-1989)
Japan -- Armed Forces -- History -- 20th century.
Japan.
Armed Forces.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Japan -- History, Military -- 1945-
History, Military.
Chronological Term 1945-
Subject History.
HISTORY -- Asia -- Japan.
War -- Influence.
Chronological Term Since 1900
Genre/Form History.
Military history.
Other Form: Print version: Skabelund, Aaron Herald. Inglorious, illegal bastards. Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2022 9781501764370 (DLC) 2021044835 (OCoLC)1267752741
ISBN 9781501764387 electronic book
1501764381 electronic book
9781501764394 electronic book
150176439X electronic book
9781501764370 hardcover