Planning the Defeat of Japan

Discusses the strategy employed in the defeat of Japan. Gives an overview of the seeds of conflict and strategy and the pre-war policy. Also gives details regarding preparing for coalition warfare and the strategy of friendly neutrality, the first two years and the strategy of adjustment and the long-range plan and the commitment to total war. Finally, it looks at the last two years of war and reaching the final decisions and summarizes with a reflection and appraisal.