Quote Originally Posted by wacojoe View Post
I find it a compelling argument wherein the dominant thought of the Japanese military adopted a American Naval historian & theorist’ view of one decisive battle determinative of war’s fortunes (Kuntai Kessen) written by Alfred Thayer Mahan resulting in the Pearl Harbor attack designed to even the odds presented by pre-war treaty constraints in preparation for the Kuntai Kessen.
You may find the opinions and conclusions reached in John Toland's "The Rising Sun" (both volumes), Tony Tully's "Shattered Sword", Livingston/Moore/Oldfather's "Imperial Japan 1800-1945," James Bradley's "Flyboys" and most particularly Saburo Sakai's "Samurai" to be even more insightful as to not only the pre-war Japanese mindset, but the pre-war American interpretation of the Japanese mind......Ben