Japan 1941
Subtitle: countdown to infamy
By: Eri Hotta
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780307594013
Subjects: Politics and government; Military planning; Military policy; World War, 1939-1945; Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941; War; Decision making; History
Other titles: Countdown to infamy
Description: Examines the attack on Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What a difference a day makes; title: Rumors of war; title: The return of Don Quixote; title: The beginning of it all; title: The soldiers' dilemmas; title: Good riddance, good friends; title: Japan's north-south problem; title: A quiet crisis in July; title: "Meet me in Juneau"; title: An unwinnable, inevitable war; title: One last opportunity; title: A soldier takes over; title: Winding back the clock; title: On the brink; title: "No last word between friends"; title: The Hull note; title: Jumping off the high platform; title: The new beginning.