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An invaluable book on one of modern Japan's most infamous and least understood men. As Peter Mauch shows, Tojo was neither hero nor villain, but a conflicted product of his time and place. -- Eri Hotta, author of <i>Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy</i> An essential biography for anyone who wants to understand the military and political history of World War II. Peter Mauch has brought Hideki Tojo vividly to life by digging deeply into his context and his times. The result is a portrait of a canny and utterly recognizable political operator, as well as a nuanced account of a period too often burdened by legend, cliché, and inherited truths. Tojo is a must read, ranking among the best of the current generation of books to revisit the global political crisis that was the Second World War. -- Michel Paradis, author of <i>The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower</i>

An invaluable book on one of modern Japan's most infamous and least understood men. As Peter Mauch shows, Tojo was neither hero nor villain, but a conflicted product of his time and place. -- Eri Hotta, author of <i>Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy</i>

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Peter Mauch lectures in Asian History at Western Sydney University in Australia. He is the author of Sailor Diplomat: Nomura Kichisaburo and the Japanese-American War.

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