Sailor diplomat
Subtitle: Nomura Kichisaburō and the Japanese-American War
By: Peter Mauch
Contributors: Harvard University. Asia Center
Series: Harvard East Asian monographs -- 333
Publisher: Published by the Harvard University Asia Center and distributed by Harvard University Press; Harvard University Asia Center; Harvard University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780674055995
Subjects: Diplomats; Biography; World War, 1939-1945; Causes; Foreign relations; Admirals
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Nomura's early years (1877-1899); title: Young navy officer (1899-1911); title: Assignments to China, Tokyo, and Washington (1912-1918); title: Nomura and the era of naval limitation (1919-1937); title: Foreign minister Nomura (September 1939-January 1940); title: Ambassadorial appointment (August 1940-January 1941); title: Ambassador Nomura and the draft understanding (January-April 1941); title: A mission gone awry (May-October 1941); title: The failure of a mission and war (November 1941-August 1945); title: Cold warrior (November 1945-September 1951).