The story of Japan's preparation for war and its role in World War II until its surrender
Outlines the activities that occurred behind the Japanese ranks that brought about the decision to surrender to the United States in August of 1945
"This book provides an account of events in Japanese public affairs leading up to and beyond the war in the Pacific. The career of Hideki Tojo, premier of Japan at the time of Pearl Harbor, provides the background against which to reveal the relentless advance by the military toward full control of Japan and the hardening of the attitudes and fears of the people which made war with the Western …