Schencking, J. Charles. <br/><br/>
Making Waves :  Politics, Propaganda, and the Emergence of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1868-1922. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (297 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Introduction -- 1 Maritime Dreams, Meiji Realities, 1868-1878 -- 2 Parochialism and Empire -- 3 Political Baptism by Fire -- 4 The Rich Rewards and Rivalry of War, 1894-1904 -- 5 War, Pageantry, and Propaganda in the Service of Naval Expansion, 1905-1910 -- 6 Coercion, Pragmatism, and Interservice Rivalry -- 7 The Rise and Fall of Navy Political Fortunes, 1913-1914 -- 8 Opportunism, Expansion, and Limitation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> This book examines how Japan's naval leaders worked at both the elite political and local levels in society to secure the vast financial support necessary to assemble the world's third-largest naval force between 1868 and 1922. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780804767385 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Japan - Politics and government - 1912-1926.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>VA653