The Shadow Warriors of Nakano: A History of the Imperial Japanese Army's Elite Intelligence School (review)

274 ★ dane matters, never adequately training his staff or potential successors to handle increased responsibility. As a consequence, on a visit to Europe in April 1945 he received a cable from Lovett urging him to return home immediately: “since my departure AAF has been ignored in all high-level conferences.” Much of that was Arnold’s own fault. Overall, this is an extremely valuable effort, even if largely because of Huston’s extensive and insightful commentary. Arnold emerges as a farsighted, determined and driven leader who pushed the AAF relentlessly to victory. This is an intensely human portrait, revealing that Arnold’s disorganized but creative and frenetic mind was a source both of inspiration and confusion. This is the best account of Hap Arnold’s wartime activities we are likely to see.