Beschreibung:
A study of the impact of inter-war naval arms control policy-making on the domestic politics of Japan, especially the areas of civil-military, inter-military (Army/Navy) and especially intra-military (navy) relations.
Introduction PART I: KAT?'S FORMATIVE YEARS 1 The Early Years 2 1882-1921: Naval Career, From Student to Naval Academy President 3 The Road to the Washington Conference PART II: KAT? AND NAVAL LIMITATION 4 Kat? at Washington, 1921-22 5 From Washington to London: The Years 1922-29 6 The Road to the 1930 London Naval Conference 7 Kat? Opposes the 'American Compromise' 8 Kat? and the Treaty Ratification Issue 9 Kat? as Supreme Military Councillor, and Treaty Ratification 10 Kat?'s Final Years, Conclusion