CONTENTS
0. Introduction...............................................6
O.l. The scope of the work and the primary sources............6
0.2, The historical background - the origin of the 1930's events..................................................13
0.2.1. Japan in the early twentieth century..................13
0.2.2. Changes in the Japanese Army after the Meij Restoration...........................................18
0.2.3. Factions within the Japauese Army - up to the late 1920's................................................30
0.3. Masaki Jinzaburó" - his life and activities /1[zasłonięte]876-19/..42 Notes........................................................48
1. Masaki Jinzaburó as the Vice-Chief of General Staff Office /1[zasłonięte]932-19/...............................................54
1.1. Political incidents.................................... .54
1.1.1. The March and October Incidents....,..................55
1.1.2. The Blood Pledge Group Incident and the May 15 Incident.............................................. 60
1.2. The Original Imperiał Way Paction /Gensho-Kodoha/.......64
1.2.1. Ideology................>..............................70
1.2.2. Personal composition of the Original Kodóha...........73
1.2.3. Split of the Gensho-Kodóha............................76
1.3. Masaki Jinzaburó* during the period of the Original
Kodoha..................................................79
1.3.1. Masaki versus incidents...............................79
1.3.2. "On understanding the situation" /Jikyoku-ninshiki-
ni tsuite/............................................86
1.3.3. Masaki versus factions................................89
Notes........................................................92
2. Masaki Jinzaburo as the General Inspector of Military Education /1934 - latter part of 1935/....................95
2.1. Political incidents.....................................95
2.1.1. The November Incident.................................95
2.1.2. The problem concerning the Emperor-as-an-Organ theory.97
2.2. The Imperiał Way Faction and the Control Paction.......101
2.2.1. "The Army Pamphlet"..'................................104
2.2.2. Personal composition of the Kodoha and the Toseiha...107
2.3. Masaki Jinzaburo during this period....................110
2.3.1.. Masaki versus incidents..............................110
2.3.2. Masaki versus his political opponents................118
Notes.......................................................122
3. Masaki Jinzaburo as the Military Councillor - the second half of 1935 up to March 1936............................125
3.1. Political incidents and events.........................125
3.1.1. The problem concerning Masaki's remoyal from the post
of General Inspector................................ .126
3.1.2. The Aizawa Incident...,..............................132
3.1.3. The Pebruary Incident................................137
3.2. Masaki versus incidents................................145
3.2.1. Masaki versus the Aizawa Incident...................145
3.2.2. Masaki versns the February 26 Incident..............153
Notes......................................................164
4. Conclusion..............................................166
4.1. Masaki's life and activities /1[zasłonięte]936-19/..............166
4.2. Some remarks on Masaki 's character....................167
4.3. £he finał remarks.....................................173
Notes......................................................175
Index - Glossary...........................................176
Selected Bibliography......................................217
Appendices..................................................225