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By failing to develop effective programs weapon development, Japan increased the probability that it could not triumph over its more advanced enemies. Walter Grunden underscores the dramatic scientific and technological disparities that left Japan vulnerable and ultimately led to its defeat in World War II..

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“Provides a detailed account of Japanese science-based weapons research and development (R&D) programs in World War II. . . . Grunden writes clearly and presents his evidence well. For someone like me, who is not a specialist on Japan, this is a most useful contribution to the literature on science and technology in World War II, especially because the Japanese experience is examined in comparative perspective.”
—Pacific Historical Review

“A superb study of how Japan mobilized science and technology to develop advanced weapons during World War II.”
—Technology and Culture

Secret Weapons and World War II

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      Publisher: MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/30/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780700613830, 978-0700613830
      ISBN10: 0700613838
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      Modern warfare Second World War

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      By failing to develop effective programs weapon development, Japan increased the probability that it could not triumph over its more advanced enemies. Walter Grunden underscores the dramatic scientific and technological disparities that left Japan vulnerable and ultimately led to its defeat in World War II..

      Trade Review
      “Provides a detailed account of Japanese science-based weapons research and development (R&D) programs in World War II. . . . Grunden writes clearly and presents his evidence well. For someone like me, who is not a specialist on Japan, this is a most useful contribution to the literature on science and technology in World War II, especially because the Japanese experience is examined in comparative perspective.”
      —Pacific Historical Review

      “A superb study of how Japan mobilized science and technology to develop advanced weapons during World War II.”
      —Technology and Culture

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