Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents xi
4. Tables and Figures xii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Maritime Dreams, Meiji Realities, 1868–1878 9
7. 2 Parochialism and Empire 26
8. 3 Political Baptism by Fire 50
9. 4 The Rich Rewards and Rivalry of War, 1894–1904 78
10. 5 War, Pageantry, and Propaganda in the Service of Naval Expansion, 1905–1910 107
11. 6 Coercion, Pragmatism, and Interservice Rivalry 137
12. 7 The Rise and Fall of Navy Political Fortunes, 1913–1914 166
13. 8 Opportunism, Expansion and Limitation 201
14. Conclusion 223
15. Notes 231
16. Bibliography 265
17. Index 279