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How did Japan and the United States end up at war
on December 7, 1941? What American decisions might
have provoked the Japanese decision to attack Pearl Harbor?
In this classic study of the run up to World War II, Utley
examines the ways domestic politics shaped America's
response to Japanese moves in the Pacific.



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"A concise,well-written overview of those controversial years." -Journal of American History "Utley argues that the path to war was laid in the years before 1940, when American foreign policy 'managers' could not see that their apparently moderate actions condemning Japan-from verbal protests to 'moral' embargoes-essentially precluded accommodation with Tokyo... The result was an almost classical tragedy ...succinct and compelling." -Journal of Asian Studies "Clearly and forcefully written." -American Historical Review

Going to War with Japan 19371941

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      Publisher Fordham University Press
      Published 1 April 2005
      ISBN-13 9780823224722
      978-0823224722
      ISBN-10 0823224724

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      How did Japan and the United States end up at war
      on December 7, 1941? What American decisions might
      have provoked the Japanese decision to attack Pearl Harbor?
      In this classic study of the run up to World War II, Utley
      examines the ways domestic politics shaped America's
      response to Japanese moves in the Pacific.



      Trade Review
      "A concise,well-written overview of those controversial years." -Journal of American History "Utley argues that the path to war was laid in the years before 1940, when American foreign policy 'managers' could not see that their apparently moderate actions condemning Japan-from verbal protests to 'moral' embargoes-essentially precluded accommodation with Tokyo... The result was an almost classical tragedy ...succinct and compelling." -Journal of Asian Studies "Clearly and forcefully written." -American Historical Review

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