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War and repatriation. -- The background to war with the United States and great britain. -- US-Japan negotiation and the coming of the war. -- The nature of the final memorandum and its delayed transmission. -- The maze of responsibility.

This is an extremely valuable addition to the literature on Japan’s Pearl Harbor attack” declares Professor Akira Iriye of Harvard University in his foreword to this English edition of Kaisen Shinwa [開戦神話], published by Chūō Kōen Shinsha in 2008. The author in his preface acknowledges the help of such British scholars as Ian Nish and quotes from Antony Best. It is based on considerable research into the original documents and personal knowledge of some of those involved on the Japanese side. It a fascinating account of the events leading up to the Japanese attack on the United States and Britain in December 1941 and is essential reading for anyone interested in the origins of what the Japanese refer to as the Pacific War.