{"product_id":"memoir-by-prince-konoe-the-secret-negotiations-between-japan-and-the-u-s-before-pearl-harbor-paperback","title":"Memoir by Prince Konoe: The Secret Negotiations Between Japan and the U.S. Before Pearl Harbor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Halperin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJenny Chan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn December 16, 1945, Prince Konoe committed suicide after refusing to collaborate with U.S. Army officer Bonner Fellers in \"Operation Blacklist.\" His refusal to exonerate Emperor Hirohito and the imperial family of war crimes responsibilities.\u003cbr\u003eA week before he took the cyanide, he wrote a memoir regarding his experience governing Imperial Japan during World War 2. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Prince Fumimaro Konoe was born into one of the most ancient and noble families of Japan and was a descendant of the \"Gosekke\"(fiver regent families), he faced poverty at 14 after his father passed away. He was then groomed by his uncle Prince Saionji Kinmochi, who was a Prime Minister at the time, for an essential role in government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 1937, Prince Konoe became the Prime Minister of Imperial Japan, during a time when Japan had occupied Manchuria. At the age of 46, Prince Konoe was the second youngest Prime Minister in Japan's history. During his first year of being a Prime Minister, the \"China Incident\" happened, and the Sino-Japanese War raged on. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe memoir shows many efforts of Prince Konoe's efforts for negotiations with Chinese and U.S. government officials to try to end the war early as well as his governing during a time of crisis during the Pacific Asia War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will include \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA biographical report of Prince Fumimaro Konoe\u003c\/strong\u003e by the Interim Research and Intelligence Service of the Research and Analysis Branch of the Department of State\u003cbr\u003eHis translated \u003cstrong\u003ememoir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 7.99 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51790501151008,"sku":"9781947766273","price":14.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4497f0bc73613815f26faa2469753464.webp?v=1780678570","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/memoir-by-prince-konoe-the-secret-negotiations-between-japan-and-the-u-s-before-pearl-harbor-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}