The century of the black ships : chronicles of war between Japan and America / Naoki Inose

Translation of: Kurofune no seiki / by Naoki Inose (Tokyo : Shogakukan, 1993). Translated by Jamie West (Diplomatt, Inc.)

Includes bibliographical references

Part 1, The Pacific Ocean vector : "External pressures" and the young misfit ; "The next battle" and its consequences ; The adventures of General Lea ; The yellow shadow of a stealthy foe ; Peace: beauty or beast? -- Part 2, The phenomenon of Japan-U ;S ; future war chronicles : Standing in the wastelands of Europe ; War as the greatest adventure ; Recollections of a spy ; An Englishman's "great Pacific war" ; Seeking a strong Japan -- Part 3, Blending fiction and reality : Foretelling the great Tokyo air raid ; The advent of writers who had never known war ; A murder mystery heard in New York ; Why Pearl Harbor? ; War plan orange.