Our Man In Tokyo An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor【電子書籍】[ Steve Kemper ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Winner of the American Academy of Diplomacy’s Dillon Book Award＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞"Gripping history, offering both drama and suspense." ー＜em＞Wall Street Journal＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞A riveting, behind-the-scenes account of the personalities and contending forces in Tokyo during the volatile decade that led to World War II, as seen through the eyes of the American ambassador who attempted to stop the slide to war.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 1932, Japan was in crisis. Naval officers had assassinated the prime minister and conspiracies flourished. The military had a stranglehold on the government. War with Russia loomed, and propaganda campaigns swept the country, urging schoolchildren to give money to procure planes and tanks.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Into this maelstrom stepped Joseph C. Grew, America’s most experienced and talented diplomat. When Grew was appointed ambassador to Japan, not only was the country in turmoil, its relationship with America was rapidly deteriorating. For the ．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る