This is a well researched and presented look at Tojo from youth to his execution. It reveals a lot about his motivations and h...  Read More

This is a well researched and presented look at Tojo from youth to his execution. It reveals a lot about his motivations and his outlook on government. It's well worth your time to take a closer look at Tojo.  Read Less

I had read an earlier biography some years ago, and was looking for it when I came across this volume. A good, factual account ...  Read More

I had read an earlier biography some years ago, and was looking for it when I came across this volume. A good, factual account of Tojo's rise to power, it also covers the political situation within the Japanese military leading up to, and during WW2. It is far from an apology, being instead a well constructed insight into a period many Japanese tend to ignore, and many foreigners would rather forget. Tojo rose to power in no small part due to his abilities as an organiser, and through his position in the Kwangtung Army. However, the book offers the opinion that he was as much a victim of the flows of policy as an instigator, and suggests he was of limited intelligence. Notwithstanding, he was the prime orchestrator of many Japanese atrocities, and was deservedly hung as a war criminal.It provides insights into Japanese Strategic thinking and planning, and the machinations behind the scenes. A good read for those interested in this controversial period, and most certainly not revisionist.  Read Less