Tower of Skulls: 6 of 8: A History of the Asia-Pacific War, Vol. 1 (July 1937 - May 1942) Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Richard B. Frank (Author), L. J. Ganser (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher)
Photo: Description = Signing ceremony for the Axis Powers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_Powers) Tripartite Pact; seated at front left (left to right) are Japan's Ambassador (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_ministers,_envoys_and_ambassadors_to_Germany) Saburō Kurusu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabur%C5%8D_Kurusu) (leaning forward), Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Italy)) Galeazzo Ciano (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galeazzo_Ciano) and Germany's Führer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BChrer) Adolf Hitler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler) (slumping in his chair). Source = http://www.reformation.org/e-tripartite-pact.jpg, original watermark now removed stated "Imperial War Museum (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_War_Museum) " IWM catalogue number: HU 75995 (http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196636) IWM name: The Tripartite Act, September 1940 (Grossdeutschland Im Weltgeschehen: Tages Bildberichte, United Germany in world affairs) IWM Production date: 27 September 1940 IWM maker: Heinrich Hoffmann (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Hoffmann_(photographer)) IWM object type: Official photograph Article = Tripartite Pact Portion = Whole image Low_resolution = Yes -- in fact, it's quite grainy at even the low resolution depicted Purpose = The event is a subject of public interest. The historical photograph helps the readers identify the event, assure the readers that they have reached the right article about the event, and illustrate the event's intended branding function or message (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand) in a way that words alone could not convey. Replaceability = There is no free equivalent of photograph, so the image cannot be replaced by a free image. View author information (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Signing_ceremony_for_the_Axis_Powers_Tripartite_Pact;.jpg) Permission details Copyright was seized by the United States government and the photograph is in the public domain in the United States. See talk page.View more (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripartite_Pact#) PD-US (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Signing_ceremony_for_the_Axis_Powers_Tripartite_Pact;.jpg) view terms File:Signing ceremony for the Axis Powers Tripartite Pact;.jpg Uploaded: 2019-11-13 21:51:22 http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/contact http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/schedules Twitter: @BatchelorShow Tower of Skulls: 6 of 8: A History of the Asia-Pacific War, Vol. 1 (July 1937 - May 1942) Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Richard B. Frank (https://www.amazon.com/Richard-B-Frank/e/B001IXS1MM/ref=dp_byline_cont_audible_1) (Author), L. J. Ganser (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_audible_2?ie=UTF8&search-alias=audible&field-keywords=L.+J.+Ganser) (Narrator), Recorded Books (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_audible_3?ie=UTF8&search-alias=audible&field-keywords=Recorded+Books) (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Skulls-History-Asia-Pacific-Vol/dp/B084RFCB1K/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= An eye-opening, path-breaking account of the onset of the Asia-Pacific War, by the acclaimed author of Downfall and Guadalcanal. In 1937, the swath of the globe east from India to the Pacific Ocean enclosed half the world's population, all save a fraction enduring under some form of colonialism. Japan's onslaught into China that year unleashed a tidal wave of events that fundamentally transformed this region and killed about 25 million people. From just two nation states with real sovereignty, Thailand and Japan, and two with compromised sovereignty, China and Mongolia, the region today encompasses at least 19 major sovereign nations. This epic World War II narrative describes in exquisite detail the battles across this entire region and links those struggles on many levels with their profound 21st-century legacies. Beginning with China's long-neglected years of heroic, costly resistance, Tower of Skulls explodes outward to campaigns including Singapore, the Philippines, the Netherlands East Indies, India, and Burma, as well as across the Pacific to Pearl Harbor. This story casts penetrating light on how struggles in Europe and Asia merged into a tightly entwined global war. It features not just battles, but also the sweeping political, economic, and social effects of the war, and are graced with a rich tapestry of individual characters from top-tier political and military figures down to ordinary servicemen, as well as the accounts of civilians of all races and ages. Drawing on rich archival research and recently discovered documentary evidence, award-winning historian Richard B. Frank presents the first unified account of this titanic turmoil that gave birth to the world we live in now.