TY  - BOOK
AU  - Iguchi,Takeo
TI  - Demystifying Pearl Harbor: a new perspective from Japan
SN  - 9784924971295
U1  - 940.5426693 23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Japan
PB  - The International House of Japan, Inc
KW  - Pearl Harbor
KW  - Military campaigns
KW  - Pacific Ocean
KW  - Diplomatic relations
N1  - Incluye tabla de contenido; 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
N2  - 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
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