Conspirators for Peace: A tale of the American century

By Charles T Dent

A historical fiction that follows the lives and careers of two Intelligence officers, a U.S. Army general and a high-ranking diplomat in the Japanese Foreign Ministry. To all appearances they were an unlikely duo: a straight-laced Midwesterner and an ageing charmer with a gambling problem. There were curious overlaps, too: both were Quakers and related by marriage through a distant cousin. Following the defeat of Japan they worked together to spare the Emperor from trial, that he might lend his office to the cause of peace.

More than the backstory to Japan's transformation into a pacifist state, the book explores the reasons people give for fighting wars - in particular, "just" wars versus wars of "honor". In doing so, it recounts the journey of two men's souls and the inner peace they sought.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F67CPBY5
• ISBN13: 9798316886265
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"