TY - BOOK AU - Asada,Sadao TI - From Mahan to Pearl Harbor: the imperial Japanese navy and the United States SN - 1557500428 (alk. paper) AV - DS839.7 .A87 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Annapolis, Md. PB - Naval Institute Press KW - Mahan, A. T. KW - Japan KW - Kaigun KW - History KW - 20th century KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - History, Naval KW - 1868-1945 KW - Foreign relations N1 - Map on lining papers; Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-372) and index; The genesis of antagonism -- Mahan and Japanese-American relations -- Mahan's influence on Japanese sea power -- Pacific rapprochement -- From enmity to détente -- The Washington Conference -- Compromise and reaction -- Revolt against the Washington Treaty -- The denouement : The London Naval Conference -- Japan isolated -- Men, organization, and strategic visions, 1931-41 -- Abrogation of the Washington Treaty and after -- The Japanese Navy and the Tripartite Pact -- Pacific confrontation -- The southward advance and the American embargo -- Decision for war ER -