{"product_id":"2026200013551-secondhand-tojo-the-last-banzai","title":"Tojo: The Last Banzai","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the epicentre of Japan's most catastrophic military gamble stands one man: General Hideki Tojo, the iron-willed Prime Minister and warlord whose decisions ignited the Pacific theatre of World War II. Tojo: The Last Banzai chronicles the rise and fall of this formidable figure, tracing his path from ambitious military commander to the architect of Pearl Harbor, and ultimately to the war crimes tribunal that sealed his fate. Courtney Browne presents a gripping and meticulously researched portrait of a man who embodied the fierce, unyielding spirit of Imperial Japan — and who paid the ultimate price for it.\n\nPraised by the *Toronto Tribune* as the best concise history of World War II in the Far East, this work stands as an authoritative and accessible account of the Pacific War's human and political dimensions. Browne writes with a journalist's precision and a historian's depth, illuminating the cultural, military, and ideological forces that drove Japan to the brink of destruction. For readers seeking to understand not just the battles, but the minds that commanded them, this is an indispensable account — one that forces the question of where conviction ends and catastrophe begins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203389989083,"sku":"2026200013551-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a6804789-b72c-4ed5-8d3b-2cb1ebec7854.png?v=1788148246","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013551-secondhand-tojo-the-last-banzai","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}