Tojo : the rise and fall of Japan's most controversial World War II general / Peter Mauch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mauch, Peter (Peter Cameron), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tōjō, Hideki, 1884-1948.

Tōjō, Hideki.

Prime ministers--Japan--Biography.

Prime ministers.

Generals--Japan--Biography.

Generals.

Japan--Politics and government--1912-1945.

Japan.

Genre:

Biographies.

Biography.

Biographies

Physical Description:

xii, 492 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Rise and fall of Japan's most controversial World War II general

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2026.

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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Tojo's Youth, 1884-1912

The Making of a Political Officer, 1912-1929

Shifting Fortunes, 1929-1935

Resurrection in Manchukuo, 1935-1938

Return to Tokyo, 1938-1939

Emergence as Army Minister, 1940

Drawing the Battle Lines

Redrawing the Battle Lines, April 1941-August 1941

The Deadline for War and the Summit Proposal, August-October 1941

Leading the Nation to War, October-December 1941

The Triumphant Total Warrior, December 1941-December 1942

Tojo Challenged, January-December 1943

Tojo Overwhelmed, January-July 1944

Tojo the Troublemaker, July 1944-August 1945

Tojo's Last Stand

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-473) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Mauch, Peter (Peter Cameron) Tojo

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780674495197

0674495195

0674303857

9780674303850

OCLC:

1523041574

Publisher Number:

CIPO000338963