Francis Pike

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Francis Pike (born 13 February 1954) is a British historian and business, economic and political advisor. In 1989 Pike was responsible for setting up the first development capital fund investing in the countries of Eastern Europe. As a historian he has specialized in the relationship between the United States and Asia. His first book, Empires at War, A Short History of Modern Asia since World War II [2010], was followed by a prequel, Hirohito's War, The Pacific War 1941-1945 [2015]. Hirohito’s War has been described as the definitive one volume history of the Pacific War and has been favorably reviewed in journals such as The Spectator, The New Statesman, Foreign Affairs, Military History Monthly, World War II History Magazine and Publishers Weekly.

Books[]

Empires at War: A Short History of Modern Asia since World War II

* Hardcover: 784 pages

* I B Tauris & Co Ltd (November 30, 2009)

Hirohito’s War: The Pacific War 1941 – 1945

* Hardcover: 1,110 pages

* Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd. 2015

For details see: www.francispike.org

Both books are available in paperback and digital format.

Articles, Journals, Radio and Television[]

The Development of a Death Cult in 1930s Japan and the Decision to Drop the Atom Bomb – Asian Affairs Magazine, 2016 Vol. XLVII, no.1, pages 1–31

BBC History Magazine Interview about Hirohito’s War: 6 August 2015

Rethinking the Bomb 70 Years Later – San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 August 2015

Five Myths About Emperor Hirohito – History New Network, 27 July 2015

ABC Radio interview about Empires at War: 19 April 2011

What To Do About China Now, On how to contain the new superpower which Hong Kong has just joined - The Spectator, 4 July 1997

There’s A Smile On The Face Of The Tigers, What the rich Orient now thinks of the continent which they once held in awe. But what does Asia think of Britain? - The Spectator, 15 March 1997

Where Some Sons Do Have Them, On the surprising power, and varied duties of Japanese women - The Spectator, 18 January 1997

External links[]

• Francis Pike - author of Hirohito's War and Empires at War
• ABC Radio interview about Empires at War April 19, 2011
• BBC History Magazine interview about Hirohito's War August 6, 2015