The Clash: U.S.-Japanese Relations Throughout History
Broad and deeply researched.... The Clash is beautifully written,  with clear arguments and no irrelevancies.  --Gaddis Smith, Boston Globe[LaFeber] succeeds brilliantly. . . . [W]ell-researched,  meticulously sourced and highly readable.  --Don Oberdorfer, Washington  Post Book World[This] work will easily become the best history of U.S.-Japanese  relations in any language.  --Akira Iriye, professor of history, Harvard  University