The Japanese Empire: Grand Strategy from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War Paperback – March 16, 2017

Dr. Paine is very bright, very capable, I've heard several of her lectures, but this is the first book of her's that I've read. It is simply excellent, I cannot recommend it enough for clear, detailed and concise analysis, based on excellent sources from the cultures involved, not only from second-hand American sources. Highly Recommended!