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

Japan's prime minister and top military general during World War II, 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 ge...

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Main Author: Mauch, Peter (Peter Cameron) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2026].
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Summary:Japan's prime minister and top military general during World War II, 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:xii, 492 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674495197
0674495195