Hirohito and war
imperial tradition and military decision making in prewar Japan
by Peter Michael Wetzler
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The debate over Emperor Hirohito's accountability for government decisions and military operations up to the end of World War II began before the end of the war and has continued even after his death in 1989. Hirohito and War documents this controversy while providing insights into the Showa emperor's role in military planning in imperial Japan.
It argues that Hirohito both knew of and participated in such planning and offers evidence that he was informed well in advance of imperial army and navy decisions, including the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
Using Japanese primary sources, many overlooked by Japanese and Western historians, it shows that Hirohito's participation in the decision-making process was entirely consistent with his intellectual background and his passionate belief in the significance of the imperial tradition for the Japanese polity (kokutai) in prewar Japan.
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Politics and government, Intellectual life, World War, 1939-1945, Military planning, Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945, Vie intellectuelle, Politique et gouvernement, Planification militaire, HISTORY, Military, World War II, Keizerschap, Militaire politiek, Guerre mondiale (1939-1945), Hirohito, emperor of japan, 1901-1989, World war, 1939-1945, japan, Japan, intellectual life, Japan, politics and governmentPlaces
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Hirohito and war: imperial tradition and military decision making in prewar Japan
1998, University of Hawai'i Press
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082481925X 9780824819255
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-280) and index.
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