Professor Iriye analyses the origins of the 1941 conflict against the background of international relations in the preceding decade in order to answer the key question: Why did Japan decide to go to war against so formidable a combination of powers?
List of mapsEditor's ForewordPreface1. Introduction2. Japan isolated3. The forging of an anti-democratic coalition 4. The failure of an alliance5. The road to war6. Conclusion Bibliographical essay Maps Index
'xxx; a very nice, concise, balanced account of the events leading up to the Pacific War.' Academic Library Book Review
Akira Iriye, Petra Goedde, William I. Hitchcock, Harvard University) Iriye, Akira (Professor of History Emeritus, Professor of History Emeritus, Temple University) Goedde, Petra (Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of History, University of Virginia) Hitchcock, William I. (Professor of History, Professor of History
Akira Iriye, Petra Goedde, William I. Hitchcock, Harvard University) Iriye, Akira (Professor of History Emeritus, Professor of History Emeritus, Temple University) Goedde, Petra (Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of History, University of Virginia) Hitchcock, William I. (Professor of History, Professor of History, William I Hitchcock