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050 00 $aDS890.N65$bM38 2011
082 00 $a940.53/252092$aB$222
100 1 $aMauch, Peter$q(Peter Cameron)
245 10 $aSailor diplomat :$bNomura Kichisaburō and the Japanese-American War /$cPeter Mauch.
260 $aCambridge, Mass. :$bPublished by the Harvard University Asia Center :$bDistributed by Harvard University Press,$c2011.
300 $axvii, 312 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aHarvard East Asian monographs ;$v333
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [291]-304) and index.
505 0 $aNomura's early years (1877-1899) -- Young navy officer (1899-1911) -- Assignments to China, Tokyo, and Washington (1912-1918) -- Nomura and the era of naval limitation (1919-1937) -- Foreign minister Nomura (September 1939-January 1940) -- Ambassadorial appointment (August 1940-January 1941) -- Ambassador Nomura and the draft understanding (January-April 1941) -- A mission gone awry (May-October 1941) -- The failure of a mission and war (November 1941-August 1945) -- Cold warrior (November 1945-September 1951).
520 $aAs Japan's pre-Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States, Admiral Nomura Kichisaburo (1877-1964) played a significant role in a tense and turbulent period in Japanese-US relations. This biography casts light on the life and career of this important figure.
600 10 $aNomura, Kichisaburō,$d1877-1964.
651 0 $aJapan$xForeign relations$y1912-1945.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCauses.
651 0 $aJapan$xForeign relations$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zJapan.
650 0 $aDiplomats$zJapan$vBiography.
650 0 $aAdmirals$zJapan$vBiography.
710 2 $aHarvard University.$bAsia Center.
830 0 $aHarvard East Asian monographs ;$v333.