Tojo the rise and fall of Japan's most controversial World War II general

"Japan's prime minister and top military general during WWII, Hideki Tojo is today associated above all with the ignominy of defeat. Yet, before his downfall, he was a brilliant, ambitious, and at times ruthless political operator. Peter Mauch chronicles Tojo's story, his military genius, and the wi...

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Main Author: Mauch, Peter (Peter Cameron) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2026.
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Summary:"Japan's prime minister and top military general during WWII, Hideki Tojo is today associated above all with the ignominy of defeat. Yet, before his downfall, he was a brilliant, ambitious, and at times ruthless political operator. Peter Mauch chronicles Tojo's story, his military genius, and the will to power that drove him to supreme heights."--
Physical Description:512 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674495197
0674495195
9780674303850
0674303857
Author Notes:Peter Mauch is Associate Professor of Asian History at Western Sydney University in Australia. He is the author of Sailor Diplomat: Nomura Kichisaburō and the Japanese-American War .