Thomas Berger not only makes an important new contribution to our understanding of national security and defense planning in those countries, but also does a great service to the scholarly community by showing that cultural theory remains a viable methodology for the study of war. -- Douglas A. Borer Perspectives on Political Science An important academic achievement. -- Kazuhiko Noguchi Social Science Japan Journal A remarkable documentation of these two quite different cultures, one European and the other Asian, which experienced varying political pressures, but which agreed to remain demilitarized and unaggressive. -- Ed Peterson H-German, H-Net Reviews 2004
—Mike M. Mochizuki, Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies,George Washington University