Steven Kemper’s Our Man in Tokyo tells the story of Joseph Grew, the United States’ Ambassador to Japan in the decade leading up to World War II. Ultimately, of course, the story has to be a tragedy. Despite Grew’s tireless efforts to build meaningful relationships and develop creative solutions, he could not keep the United States and Japan from war. Nor could the many other well-intentioned people in both nations. Grew’s story is an engaging and encouraging one, despite the ultimate result. The ambassador – […]
“The talks had completed a circle to nowhere.”
Our Man in Tokyo: An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor by Steven Kemper