Joseph C. Grew (1880–1965)
Auteur van Ten Years in Japan
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Fotografie: Library of Congress
Werken van Joseph C. Grew
O que eu vi em toquio 1 exemplaar
Turbulent Era I & II 1 exemplaar
Sport and travel in the Far East 1 exemplaar
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- 1880-05-27
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1965-05-25
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Tokyo, Japan - Opleiding
- Harvard University
- Beroepen
- diplomat
ambassador - Organisaties
- United States Department of State
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This extraordinary book is remarkable for its timing just after Pearl Harbor. The U.S. Ambassador to Japan writes a humanitarian appeal to the American public to help understand the necessity of war with Japan, as well as what the war should not be, as in a racist retaliation, which it partly became.
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political, economic, and diplomatic events that led to Japan bombing Pearl Harbor.
Drawn from the Diaries & Private & Official Papers of J.C. Grew
Grew was US Ambassador to Japan from 1932 until Pearl Harbor, and was held by the Japanese until mid-1942. This book is a Contemporary Record drawn from his diaries & official papers, & as such, is an important source for an historian.
Illustrations
Foreword
The Assassin's Shadow Lies Across Japan
Three Years of Calm Before the Storm
From Abortive Revolution to Open War
China Incident
One World: Two Wars
One World: One War
Japanese Officials & Foreign Diplomats
One of my big take-aways from this book is how shaky Japan's pact with Germany was. Once Japan started fighting China in 1937, one of their primary concerns was war with the Soviet Union. When Germany concluded its non-aggression pact with the Soviets, Japan worked to achieve the same thing. Then, just days after concluding the pact Hitler launched Barbarossa, generating turmoil amongst Japanese leadership and resulting in a change of government.… (meer)