JAPAN 1941 - COUNTDOWN TO INFAMY by ERI HOTTA (Hardcover 2013) 1st Edition

Description: THEY COULD NOT WIN. SO WHY DID THE JAPANESE ATTACK? WHEN THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN DECIDED TO ATTACK THE UNITED STATES NAVAL BASE AT PEARL HARBOR in 1941, it was a major gamble by a nation that knew it stood a good chance of losing everything in this desperate action. So why did Tokyo go ahead? Why did these Japanese leaders - the military elite, diplomats, politicians, the emperor himself - expose their beloved country to such unnecessary risks? Author Eri Hotta, born in Japan and educated there as well as in the United States and Britain, explains this decision that has puzzled historians. She uses materials that have been relatively untapped in the West and even in Japan itself to depict circumstances in the country that existed in the countdown to such a destructive war that ended only with the use of nuclear weapons. She depicts a dysfunction system of leadership and decision-making full of rivalries and tensions in this fascinating and important study. THE BOOK IS A FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER IN VERY GOOD CONDITION with clean, crisp and unmarked pages, a firm and square binding, an intact dust-jacket that has not been price-clipped but has a fold on the front inside flap. It is illustrated with black-and-white photographs (we show some examples above) and, in addition to an index, the book provides copious source notes. There are no signs of prior ownership such as an inscription or bookplate. It is an excellent book, worthy of shelf space in any private or public library. Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf ISBN: 978-0-307-59401-3 Non-Fiction: History ++ All books sold by Mackie Books are packaged in bubble-wrap to guard against damage from accidental bumping during shipping. + Click here to see other listings by Mackie Books on eBay, including American and international classics. + We ship internationally through eBay's Global Shipping Program. + All the pictures we post with our eBay listing are from the actual books being sold and are not stock pictures. + We like to get books to you in the condition described above. This means careful packaging - our specialty. + We use recycled material for packaging whenever possible - and we ask our friends to do this too! + At Mackie Books, we believe book-collecting should be stress-free. BOOKS TURN A HOUSE INTO A HOME.

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