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Record Nr.

UNINA9910774788603321

Autore

Lottaz Pascal

Titolo

Sweden, Japan, and the long Second World War, 1931-1945 [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, : Routledge, 2021

ISBN

1-00-318206-2

1-000-40229-0

1-003-18206-2

1-000-40227-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 pages)

Collana

Routledge studies in Second World War history

Disciplina

940.53254850952

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Sweden - Diplomatic history

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 - Diplomatic history

Neutrality - Sweden

Sweden Relations Japan

Japan Relations Sweden

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- In the beginning : early Swedish-Japanese relations -- Trade under protest : a war in all but name -- Fading protest : total war in China -- Staying relevant : total war in Europe -- Fully engaged : total war in the Pacific -- In the end : Widar Bagge, Japan, and the end of the Second World War.

Sommario/riassunto

Lottaz and Ottosson explore the intricate relationship between neutral Sweden and Imperial Japan during the latter's 15 years of warfare in Asia and in the Pacific. While Sweden's relationship with European Axis powers took place under the premise of existential security concerns, the case of Japan was altogether different. Japan never was a threat to Sweden, militarily or economically. Nevertheless, Stockholm maintained a close relationship with Tokyo until Japan's surrender in 1945. This book explores the reasons for that and therefore provides a study on the rationale and the value of neutrality in the Long Second World War. Sweden, Japan, and the Long Second World War is a valuable resource for scholars of the Second World War and of the history of neutrality.