The definitive biography of Hideki Tojo, the controversial general who redefined military leadership in Shōwa-era Japan before his downfall during World War II. As Japan’s pre–Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States, Admiral Nomura Kichisaburō (1877–1964) played a significant role in a tense and turbulent period in Japanese–U.S. relations. Scholars tend to view his actions and missteps as ambassador as representing the failure of diplomacy to avert the outbreak of hostilities between the two paramount Pacific powers.
Published: July 2011
