CONTENTS

        

        Preface

       Acknowledgments

PART ONE:     THE GENESIS OF ANTAGONISM

       Chapter 1:    Mahan and Japanese-American Relations

       Chapter 2:    Mahan’s Influence on Japanese Sea Power

PART TWO:     PACIFIC RAPPROCHEMENT

       Chapter 3:    From Enmity to Détente

       Chapter 4:    The Washington Conference

PART THREE:     COMPROMISE AND REACTION

       Chapter 5:    Revolt against the Washington Treaty

       Chapter 6:    The Denouement: The London Naval Conference

PART FOUR:     JAPAN ISOLATED

       Chapter 7:    Men, Organization, and Strategic Visions, 1931–41

       Chapter 8:    Abrogation of the Washington Treaty and After

       Chapter 9:    The Japanese Navy and the Tripartite Pact

PART FIVE:     PACIFIC CONFRONTATION

       Chapter 10:     The Southward Advance and the American Embargo

       Chapter 11:     Decision for War

       Conclusion

       Tables

       Notes on Principal Sources

       Notes

       Bibliography

       Index