Table of Contents

The turbulent 1920s; 1921 - readjustment; 1922 - readjustment; 1923 - natural disaster; 1924 - shock and inscrutability; 1925 - new horizons; 1926 - contentions; 1927 - ominous portents; 1928 - new complications; 1929 - pomp and economies; towards Armageddon; 1930 - grasping the sword; 1931 - alarms and excursions; over the brink; 1933 - advances and withdrawals; 1934 - preparing for war; 1938 - Japan in readiness; 1939 - war in Europe; triumph and disaster, 1940-45; 1941 - into the world war; 1942 - Japan's victory; 1943 - the turn of the tide; Japan under close threat; 1945 - devastation and surrender.

About the Author

Stuart Kirby is a distinguished economist and linguist specialising in Japan and East Asia.