© 1998 University of Hawai′i Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 98 99 00 01 02 03 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wetzler, Peter. Hirohito and war: imperial tradition and military decision making in prewar Japan / Peter Wetzler. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8248-1925-X (alk. paper) 1. World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan. 2. Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901- 3. Japan -- Intellectual life -- 20th century. 4. Japan -- Politics and government -- 1926-1945. 5. Military planning -- Japan. I. Title. D767.2.W67 1998 940.54′0952-dc2l 97-29981 CIP University of Hawai′i Press books are printed on acid-free paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and dura- bility of the Council on Library Resources Frontispiece: Title page of Jōsō kankeisetsu sono ichi (Writings related to imperial audiences, no. 1) by Daibon′ei Imperial Headquarters). Bōeichō Bōeikenkyūjo Toshokan ( The National Institute of Defense Studies Library). Designed by Omega Clay -ii- |