From Mahan to Pearl Harbor : the imperial Japanese navy and the United States /
Sadao Asada.
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2006.
- xii, 385 p. : map ; 24 cm.
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 dâetente -- 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.