Map of the Japanese Empire and the Pacific Theater of World War II -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : A picture worth a thousand arguments -- 1. Emperor Shōwa -- 2. The great Japanese empire -- 3. Men of the imperial forces -- 4. A people united in serving the nation -- 5. Warrior wives -- 6. Junior citizens -- 7. "Now the enemy is America and Britain!" -- 8. The Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere -- 9. Uchiteshi yamamu : "Keep up the fight"! -- 10. Faces of the enemy -- 11. Dying honorably, from Attu to Iwo Jima -- 12. The kamikazefication of the home front -- Conclusion : Endgame -- Appendix 1 : Annotated bibliography of Japanese wartime news journals -- Appendix 2 : Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.