Engineering War and Peace in Modern Japan, 1868–1964

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Engineering War and Peace in Modern Japan, 1868–1964 Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Merritt Roe Smith, Series Editor Engineering War and Peace in Modern Japan, 1868–1964 TA K A S H I N I S H I YA M A Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore © 2014 Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2014 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nishiyama, Takashi, 1969– Engineering war and peace in modern Japan, 1868–1964 / Takashi Nishiyama. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-1-4214-1266-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) isbn-10: 1-4214-1266-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) isbn-13: 978-1-4214-1267-2 (electronic) isbn-10: 1-4214-1267-5 (electronic) 1. Military engineering—Japan—History—19th century. 2. Military engineering—Japan— History—20th century. 3. World War, 1939–1945—Engineering and construction. 4. World War, 1939–1945—Japan. 5. Railroad engineering—Japan—History—20th century. 6. Railroads—Design and construction—Japan—History—20th century. I. Title. ug105.n57 2014 358�.22095209041—dc23 2013022923 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Special discounts are available for bulk purchases of this book. For more information, please contact Special Sales at 410-516-6936 or specialsales@press.jhu.edu. Johns Hopkins University Press uses environmentally friendly book materials, including recycled text paper that is composed of at least 30 percent post-consumer waste, whenever possible. To my parents, Kiyoshi and Keiko Nishiyama Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. —Joel 3:10 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people : and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. —Isaiah 2:4 ...