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"Far exceeds the expectations for 'reference works' in the sophistication of its historical argumentation. . . . For anyone considering the historiography of Japan's road to war in the 1930s, Drea's work will become required reading."--Historian "An impressive and important piece of scholarship that addresses the first modern U.S. enemy to institutionalize suicide tactics as a mechanism to exhaust the will of the American people and to obtain a less-severe peace. . . . Highly recommended for command and staff students, undergraduate survey courses on modern Japan, and anyone interested in the pathology of militarism and how it can derail national policymaking."--Military Review "This is the perfect meeting of author and subject: Edward J. Drea, the preeminent American authority on the Japanese Imperial Army, provides what is by far the most incisive English-language examination of that force. Drawing upon decades of his own work and recent Japanese scholarship, he dissects the tortured history of an institution that evolved from servant to master of an emerging modern Japan. . . . What Drea delivers is an intricate institutional history of clashing visions embodied by an array of diverse personalities. . . . In short, Drea's rich book is not just a brilliant piece of military history; it is of enduring value for understanding Japan's modern history."--World War II "A magisterial inside history of the army. Edward Drea explains in language easily accessible to scholars, students, or general readers, and always maintaining a sure balance between detail and analysis, the army's institutions, personalities, policies, strategy and tactics, its values in peace and its performance in battle, its relation to the emperor and the public, the education and training of its officers, as well as the conscription system and life in the barracks. . . . Anyone

This essay offers an in-depth analysis of the pre-World War II Imperial Japanese Army's recruit training system. Based on a detailed examination of life in the barracks, it seeks to establish correlations between battlefield performance and individual training. The Imperial army capitalized on existing prewar Japanese social, cultural, and traditional norms to enhance unit cohesion and combat effectiveness. It deliberately adapted familial models for its company-sized units, which maintained the Japanese conscripts' village, educational, and institutional ties. Training became an extension of the recruits' previous socialization. Even the violence associated with the barracks was incorporated into a familiar pattern of informal or unofficial group sanctions. The result was a tough, obedient soldier who fought to the death even against hopeless odds.

An in-depth analysis of the pre-WWII Imperial Japanese Army's recruit training system is offered, based on historical & other data, & an attempt is made to establish correlations between battlefield performance & individual training. The Imperial army capitalized on existing prewar Japanese social, cultural, & traditional norms to enhance unit cohesion & combat effectiveness. It deliberately adapted familial models for its company-sized units, which maintained the Japanese conscripts' village, educational, & institutional ties. Training became an extension of the recruits' previous socialization. Even the violence associated with the barracks was incorporated into a familiar pattern of informal or unofficial group sanctions. The result was a tough, obedient soldier who fought to the death even against hopeless odds. Modified HA