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Our man in Tokyo : an American ambassador and the countdown to Pearl Harbor / Steve Kemper.

Kemper, Steve, (author.).

Summary:
"In 1932, Japan was in crisis. Naval officers had assassinated the prime minister. The military had a stranglehold on the government. War with Russia loomed, and propaganda campaigns swept the country, urging schoolchildren to give money to procure planes and tanks. Into this maelstrom stepped Joseph C. Grew, America's most experienced and talented diplomat. When Grew was appointed to serve as ambassador to Japan, not only was the country in turmoil, but its relationship with America also was strained-and rapidly deteriorating. For the next decade, Grew attempted to warn American leaders about the risks of Japan's raging nationalism and rising militarism, while also trying to stabilize Tokyo's increasingly erratic and volatile foreign policy. From domestic terrorism by Japanese extremists, to the global rise of Hitler, to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the events that unfolded during Grew's tenure proved to be pivotal for Japan, and for the world. And his dispatches from the darkening heart of the Japanese empire would prove to be prescient-for his time, and for our own. Drawing on deep research to bring to life this bygone world and the abyss that swallowed it, Our Man in Tokyo is a revealing portrait of man who risked everything to avert another world war, and of a nation whose nationalistic forces proved unstoppable"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780358064749
  • ISBN: 0358064740
  • Physical Description: xiii, 424 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Mariner Books, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-408) and index.
Subject: Grew, Joseph C. (Joseph Clark), 1880-1965.
United States > Foreign relations > Japan.
Japan > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > 1933-1945.
Japan > Foreign relations > 1912-1945.

Available copies

  • 14 of 14 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library 327.7305 KEMPER (Text) 50686016242799 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Boyertown Community Library 327.73 KEM (Text) 33249024856860 Non-fiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library 327.7305 KEMP (Text) 36446002094996 Adult Recent Reads Available -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) 327.73 (Text) 92526013 GFWM Main Room Available -
Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) 327.73052 KEMPER (Text)
Endowment: Philip R. and Elsie D. Morey Named Endowment, 2022
35740635895238 Nonfiction Available -
Lower Macungie Library 327.7305 KEM (Text) 33400001571317 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Paul Smith Library of Southern York County Adults 327.73 KEM Nonfiction (Text) 34318001213103 Adult Area Available -
Pottsville Free Public Library 327.73 K323 (Text)
Bookplate: Presented by Joel and Sally Brensinger in memory of Katherine 'Kay' E. Lord
30003009127844 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main 327.73 Kem (Text) 33223009015248 Non-fiction Available -
Allentown Public Library 327.73 KEMP (Text) 34455006958371 Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL Available -


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