An Inoffensive Rearmament: The Making of the Postwar Japanese Army - Softcover

Kowalski, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798892410946

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, 2026

Synopsis

Col. Frank Kowalski served as the Chief of Staff of the American military advisory group that helped establish the National Police Reserve, the predecessor to the Japan Self-Defense Forces during its first two years of existence. His work provides a detailed account of the manning, logistics, and personalities involved in standing up-on short notice-of a force of approximately 75,000, while sharing insights about the diplomatic, political, legal, and constitutional challenges his headquarters and his Japanese counterparts faced in rearming Japan in the wake of the sudden outbreak of the Korean War. Published in Japanese in 1969, this is the first English version of this edition, and includes a biographic section about Kowalski.

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About the Author

Col. Frank Kowalski, USA (1907-1974),was a member of Congress from Connecticut. He served as chief military governor in Kyoto, Japan (1948‒49), and deputy chief of civil affairs in Japan (1950‒52).

Robert D. Eldridge, PhD, is Senior Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs, Tokyo. He is an award-winning author, scholar, and former public official who serves as an advisor to numerous regional and domestic foundations, non-profit, and nongovernmental organizations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798892410946
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Eldridge Robert D.