Length2h 39m
About this audiobook
When Empires Collide tells the story of the Pacific War from Japan’s expansion in China to defeat, surrender and occupation. Written for senior Modern History students, it combines clear historical narrative with primary sources, competing interpretations and examination-focused activities.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length2 hrs 39 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 10, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Dedication
3Author’s note
4Content advisory
5Prologue: The edge of the island: Inquiry question
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6Chapter 1: Empire, resources and the road to war
7Inquiry question
8Chapter judgement
9A war already under way
10Not a restored shogunate
11Empire presented as liberation
12The resource trap
13Diplomacy under a deadline
14Pearl Harbor and the widened war
15Source window: the Hull Note
16Historical debate: was the embargo decisive?
17Key terms
18HSC practice
19Chapter 2: Japanese offensive and Allied collapse
20Inquiry question
21Chapter judgement
22An offensive across a vast region
23Why the Allies were vulnerable
24The Philippines: a delayed withdrawal
25Hong Kong, Malaya and Singapore
26The Netherlands East Indies and the Java Sea
27Burma: military defeat and civilian flight
28Victory at the edge of overextension
29Source window: MacArthur at Terowie, 20 March 1942
30Historical debate: why did Singapore fall?
31Key terms
32HSC practice
33Chapter 3: Turning the tide
34Inquiry question
35Chapter judgement
36From raids to resistance
37Coral Sea: tactical loss, strategic check
38Intelligence before Midway
39Midway: destruction of the carrier striking force
40Papua: Kokoda and Milne Bay
41Guadalcanal: the war of attrition begins
42A cumulative turning point
43Source window: “AF is short of water”
44Historical debate: which battle turned the tide?
45Key terms
46HSC practice
47Chapter 4: The war of production and strategy
48Inquiry question
49Chapter judgement
50More than a factory contest
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