Irving Wallace

The ambition behind the Tanaka Memorial as well as the carefully devised plan demonstrated how dangerous a country with a superman mentality and resource scarcity can be.In this island country, as long as there is a copy of the Tanaka Memorial, or anyone who wants to put the Tanaka Memorial into practice, the Pacific Ocean will never be pacific.This book, by Irving Wallace, is composed of two parts:"e;Japan's Mein Kampf"e; and "e;Battle for China"e;"e;Japan's Mein Kampf"e; was based on Wallace's investigation as a reporter between 1940 to 1941.He interviewed in person such core figures that promoted invasion policies in Japan as Hideki Tojo, Toyama Mitsuru, Fumimaro Konoe and Yosuke Matsuoka, etc. Comparing the Tanaka Memorial with reality, the author revealed and analyzed the truth about Japan's plan and execution of invading China and even the entire world."e;Battle for China"e; was a documentary script penned by Wallace when he joined the army after the Pacific War started and served as directer of the First Motion Picture Unit of the Army Air Force.This documentary, which spans from 1927 to 1943, systematically discloses the entire process of Japan's invasion into China.