Reddit mentions of The Wars for Asia, 1911-1949

Two of the absolute best:

https://www.amazon.com/Wars-Asia-1911-1949-S-Paine/dp/1107697476/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1498655622&sr=1-1&keywords=wars+for+asia

https://www.amazon.com/FIRE-LAKE-Vietnamese-Americans-Vietnam/dp/B008BCQE7W/ref=sr_1_2_twi_har_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1498655669&sr=1-2&keywords=fire+in+the+lake

Yes. There's an excellent book on the matter by Naval War College prof SCM Paine that I'd highly recommend, The Wars for Asia, 1911-1949. There's a lot of history in there that most Americans don't know.

A related book from the same author covering some of the same ground but with a broader focus is The Japanese Empire: Grand Strategy from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War. The latter's a good read for an Eve player because it's a good primer on the whole "what is grand strategy" question that's good for would-be professionals (Naval War College, remember) and interested amateurs alike. I can't recommend both books highly enough, they're simply excellent and cover the material without ever getting bogged down in minutiae.

For the Asian theater, this is the best I've read:
https://www.amazon.com/Wars-Asia-1911-1949-S-Paine/dp/1107697476/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504552756&sr=8-1&keywords=wars+for+asia+1911+1949

For Europe, Richard Evans' trilogy is the best:
https://www.amazon.com/Richard-J.-Evans/e/B000APZ9EM/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1504552843&sr=1-1

For WW1, Luigi Albertini's trilogy is best, but expensive and difficult to obtain:
https://www.amazon.com/Origins-War-1914-volumes-complete/dp/B001RVQR6C/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1504552926&sr=1-10&keywords=albertini+origins+oxford