10 LEADING THE NATION TO WAR

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. contents vii
3. Note to Readers ix
4. Chronology xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. 1 TOJO’S YOUTH1884–1912 13
7. 2 THE MAKING OF A POLITICAL OFFICER1912–1929 30
8. 3 SHIFTING FORTUNES1929–1935 56
9. 4 RESURRECTION IN MANCHUKUO1935–1938 82
10. 5 RETURN TO TOKYO1938–1939 119
11. 6 EMERGENCE AS ARMY MINISTER 1940 142
12. 7 DRAWING THE BATTLE LINES 171
13. 8 REDRAWING THE BATTLE LINES 200
14. 9 THE DEADLINE FOR WAR AND THE SUMMIT PROPOSAL 222
15. 10 LEADING THE NATION TO WAR 245
16. 11 THE TRIUMPHANT TOTAL WARRIOR 271
17. 12 TOJO CHALLENGED 294
18. 13 TOJO OVERWHELMED 322
19. 14 TOJO THE TROUBLEMAKER 349
20. 15 TOJO’S LAST STAND 369
21. CONCLUSION 394
22. Notes 409
23. Acknowledgments 475
24. Illustration Credits 477
25. Index 479