Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A history lesson in the orient.

The author is not only a writer but a world class historian who has lived a great deal of what he wrote. He is a retired admiral who served in WWII and personally knew many of the key players from the president on down. This book is one of 16 volumes but most likely should be read first if you want an in depth discussion of how we ended up involved in the war. This is especially true if you have problems understanding why we dropped the atomic bomb. There are those writers that don't agree with some of what the Admiral has written, and I'm sure it's true, but for anyone even remotely interested in WWII Naval history, it is a MUST read. Highly recommended.The Rising Sun in the Pacific, 1931 - April 1942 (History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume 3) (History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II).