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Tetsuo Maeda

The Hidden Army: The Untold Story of Japan's Military Forces Hardcover – January 1, 1995

by Tetsuo Maeda (Author), David J. Kenney (Editor), Steven Karpa (Translator)

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In The Hidden Army, Tetsuo Maeda traces the evolution of Japan's post-World War II military - from the vestigial minesweeping fleet that remained after WWII demilitarization to a full-fledged army, navy, and air force sustained by the world's second-largest defense budget.
Keeping an eye on the conflict between the pacifism of Japan's antiwar constitution and the country's substantial armed forces, the author describes how General Douglas MacArthur ordered the re-creation of the Japanese military during the Korean War, how the military expanded throughout the high-growth decades of the 1960s and 1970s, and how it came into greater international presence when the 1973 Arab oil embargo slowed economic growth, leading the Japanese military into an intimate involvement in United States Pacific strategy. He also examines how the Japanese military posture is changing in the post-Soviet era and the possible new roles and directions for the world's third-ranking military.

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330 pages
Language

English
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Edition Q
Publication date

January 1, 1995
Dimensions

6.25 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
ISBN-10

1883695015
ISBN-13

978-1883695019
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Well, I haven't read it all...

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2001

but I've apparently read more of it than anyone else, and I've found the chapters that I did read to be fascinating. I would probably have rated it more highly but I couldn't give it 5 without making it all the way through. Fascinating and a side of things that we tend not to even consider in the West. THis or something like it is essential for a balanced understanding of Japanese foreign policy and the factions that dominate it.

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