The Record of Defeat is an important resource for exploring the details of the war from a historical perspective. - Title: The Record of Defeat - Publisher: Hara Shobo - ISBN: 978-4-562-03951-5 - Price: ¥5280 (tax included) - Author: Held by the Imperial General Headquarters - Published: July 2005 Content Description This book comprehensively covers the "Showa Diary (Hei)" and "Showa Diary (Tokushu)," which are the national policy guidelines for war leadership from the time Prime Minister Tojo also served as Chief of the General Staff, to the Koiso, Yonai, and Suzuki cabinets, as well as the "Highest War Guidance Council File for the Chief of Staff." Includes material commentary and a chronology. (From the publisher's website) Table of Contents Part 1: The Collapse of the Absolute National Defense Sphere - The Resignation of the Tojo Cabinet (Regarding the requisition and replenishment of ships - Decision of the Imperial Headquarters-Government Liaison Conference, March 3, 1944; Regarding the operation of the 1944 material mobilization plan - Agreement of the Imperial Headquarters-Government Liaison Conference, March 25, 1944; Regarding the construction of Class A ships in 1944 - Decision of the Imperial Headquarters-Government Liaison Conference, March 30, 1944, etc.) Part 2: Decisive Battle Measures and the Undercurrent of Peace - The Koiso and Yonai Cabinets (Regarding measures against Turkey - Decision of the Army, Navy, and Foreign Ministry, August 1, 1944 (Draft); Regarding the diversion of C ships and the replenishment of losses of requisitioned cargo ships by the Army and Navy - Decision of the Liaison Conference, August 3, 1944; Regarding the Highest War Guidance Council - Decision of the Imperial Headquarters-Government Liaison Conference, August 4, 1944, etc.) Part 3: Surrender and the End of the War - The Suzuki Cabinet (Regarding the operation of the Highest War Guidance Council in the future - Agreement of the Highest War Guidance Council, April 16, 1945; Draft allocation plan for food-related shipping for the Showa 20th rice year (April onwards) - Decision of the Highest War Guidance Council, April 16, 1945; Guidelines for the implementation of unified operation of national ships and ports - Decision of the Highest War Guidance Council, April 19, 1945, etc.) Material Commentary: Chronology of Important Historical Facts of the Greater East Asia War The table of contents and sample pages are shown in the photos after photo 7. Regarding the condition of the book, I have checked it for sale, and I did not find any writing or underlining. Please forgive any oversight. As shown in photo 6, there is a slight scratch on the corner of the slipcase, but the main body is in good condition. Please consider that this is a used book, so those who are sensitive to such things should take that into account. Thank you for looking.