Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v
Chronology and Maps vi
Preface xviii
Names xix

I. Introduction 1
A. Strange Tales 3
B. The Stage 6

II. Japan and East Asia to World War I 11
A. The Emperor 13
B. Warlords 21
C. Northeast Asia 41
D. Southeast Asia 48
E. Borneo 54
F. The Kōmei Emperor 61
G. The Meiji Emperor 88

III. The Rise and Fall of Democratic Government 117
A. The Taishō Emperor 119
B. The Rise of the Militarists 137
C. Decline of Civilian Government 149

IV. The Pacific War Begins 153
A. The Militarists' Wars 155
B. Go North 168
C. Go South 171
V. War with the United States 183
A. The United States in the Far East 185
B. Japan and the United States Talk 197
C. Japanese Naval Strategy 218
D. Admiral Yamamoto's Strategy 222
E. The Shōwa Emperor 241

VI. The Alternatives 261
A. Severe Methods 264
B. Settle 265
C. Go South, the Variations 271
D. Greater Brunei 274

VII. Decision and Outcome 289
A. Resolve 291
B. Results 297

Notes 301
Bibliography 347
Index 361