On cover: A Penguin special.

Introduction -- Behind the fog of war : a glance at the history and organization of the Jap Army / P.W. Thompson -- Before Pearl Harbor : the Japanese soldier's arms and weapons / John Scofield -- Peacetime preparation : six months with the Japanese infantry / Harold Doud -- The Jap Army in action : campaigns in the China incident / P.W. Thompson -- The Jap Army in action : the fight for Malaya / P.W. Thompson -- Wartime editorials from the Infantry Journal: We know our foes; The fighting forces; Battle on Bataan -- Appendix: Japanese military terms and characters.