Edition |
First Vintage Books edition. |
Description |
xxiii, 323 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm |
Note |
"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House LLC, New York, in 2013"--Title page verso. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
What a difference a day makes -- Rumors of war -- The return of Don Quixote -- The beginning of it all -- The soldier's dilemmas -- Good riddance, good friends -- Japan's north-south problem -- A quiet crisis in July -- "Meet me in Juneau" -- An unwinnable, inevitable war -- One last opportunity -- A soldier takes over -- Winding back the clock -- On the brink -- "No last word between friends" -- The Hull note -- Jumping off the high platform -- The new beginning. |
Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.
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Military planning -- Japan -- History -- 20th century.
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Military planning. |
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Japan. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
Subject |
Japan -- Military policy -- 20th century.
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Military policy. |
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War -- Decision making.
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War -- Decision making. |
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War. |
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Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor (Hawaii : 1941) |
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World War (1939-1945) |
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Hawaii. |
Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
Genre/Form |
History.
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ISBN |
0307739740 (Vintage trade paperback) |
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9780307739742 (Vintage trade paperback) |
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