Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy (Audiobook)

from rivkat

How did Japan decide to enter a war that everyone involved in the decision at the highest levels knew was unwinnable? Hotta's answer comes from the complex political/military arrangements of imperial Japan, where every decision required multiple rounds of consultation and everyone in a position t...

from Shrike58

While not a bad book, and one that has the virtue of transforming the Japanese leadership into understandable characters, the interpretation given is not that different from what I received as an undergrad history student in the late-1970s. Apart from higher-level leadership in denial, group thin...

from K.G.Budge

This is a history of what took place among the Japanese decision makers in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. It is, in a way, a counterpart to Craig's excellent The Fall of Japan, but at the other end of the war. The focus is on the top Japanese leaders, and on the civilian lea...

from Teufle

A well composed book about the diplomatic events leading up to Japan and America's Entry into the Second World War. This is a detailed account from the Japanese perspective of who, what, when, where, and why the Japanese ultimately bombed Pearl Harbor.

from seeword

An examination Japanese history, politics, and foreign policy in the year leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor. It helped clarify a confusing period of history. Library book.