The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force : Search for Legitimacy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

Introduction 1. Organization and Structure of the GSDF Part II. The History of the GSDF 2. The Early Years of the Ground Self-Defense Force, 1945-1960 3. The GSDF during the Cold War, 1960-1989 4. The GSDF in the Post-Cold War Years, 1989-2013 Part III. Civilian Control and the Search for Acceptance 5. The History and Contemporary State of Civilian Control in Postwar Japan and the GSDF 6. The GSDF and Disaster Relief Dispatches 7. The GSDF's Quest for Public Acceptance and the 'Allergy' Myth Conclusion Appendices