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Title: Spotty, incomplete, sparsely documented, but readable.
Review: As a work of history, there are a lot of holes in this book. As a story, it's just fair. I much preferred M & S Harries' _Soldiers of the Sun_. _Warriors_ gives little coverage to events prior to the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. Not even about Saigo Takamori and the Army's role in the Meiji Restoration. And at times it gives far more details about the Russian and then US adversaries than to the Japanese Army. It would benefit from greater examination of how the Army dominated Japanese politics from the twenties onwards. The reader gets little sense of how the Army led much of the way in the slide into the abyss of 'The Great Pacific War' as it is known in Japan. Having said all that, I will add that _Warriors_ style is quite clear and what it does focus on is conveyed clearly and readably. The explanations offered in it are clear, though here too it would have benefitted from some original thought and conclusions.
