Our Man In Tokyo: An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor

Winner of the American Academy of Diplomacy’s Dillon Book Award

"Gripping history, offering both drama and suspense." —Wall Street Journal

A riveting, behind-the-scenes account of the personalities and contending forces in Tokyo during the volatile decade that led to World War II, as seen through the eyes of the American ambassador who attempted to stop the slide to war.

In 1932, Japan was in crisis. Naval officers had assassinated the prime minister and conspiracies flourished. The military h...