Whose back was stabbed?: FDR's secret war on Japan

This book aims to change the American-skewed perception of the Pacific War by asking the reader one central question: who actually started the Pacific War? By examining facts recently revealed through the declassification of official documents, the decoding of secret communications between the Soviet Union and its operatives, and the findings from American and Japanese writers in recent decades, the author illuminates the role played by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in pushing Japan to the brink of war. The author also delves into the U.S. occupation of Japan immediately after the war. The book reviews the historical background of U.S.-Japan relations from the visit of Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853 to the present day. Utilizing a wealth of Japanese and American materials, the author presents an alternative view of the historical relationship between the two countries. After reviewing nearly two hundred years of history, the author concludes his arguments by urging contemporary Japanese to reexamine their view of history and to be confident that their nation has a bright future. -- from back cover.

1. Japan twice trapped: The Pacific War and beyond -- Japan in two traps -- Recent documents reveal the lies and deceptions by the Allied Nations -- 2. The Tokyo war crimes trials: A travesty of legal justice -- The Tokyo war crimes trials performed without legal basis -- The imposition of the Tokyo war crimes trials by the military occupation forces -- The trials that no one can justify -- Japan was not an "aggressor nation" -- An injustice that even the United States admitted -- Notes -- 3. Japan among competing powers -- The need to reevaluate modern history -- The Russo-Japanese war as the starting point of the Great East Asian war -- The persecution of Japanese immigrants -- The clash of interests in Japan's "Twenty-One demands" -- America's ravenous territorial expansion -- Shackling Japan at the Washington Naval Conference -- The Manchurian incident and Japan's isolation -- Behind-the-scenes maneuvering by the Soviet Comintern -- The Anti-Japanese propaganda campaign of Soong Meiling -- Notes -- 4. The historical implications of Japan's resistance to colonization -- Japan's role in the liberation of Asia -- Japanese reply to Commodore Perry's OPEN DOOR request -- Strained r…