本书主要研究第二次世界大战前日本的国家主义运动史。作者认为,战前的日本史就是一部对外扩张及遭受挫折的历史。日本的对外扩张肇始于向台湾出兵、江华岛事件,止于吞并韩国。而出兵西伯利亚、侵略中国以至战败投降则是其遭受挫折的时期。前者为国家主义运动的第一期,后者为第二 This book mainly studies the history of the nationalist movement in Japan before World War II. The author believes that pre-war Japanese history is a history of foreign expansion and setbacks. Japan’s expansion started with the troop dispatch of troops to Taiwan and the incident in Ganghwa Island, ending only with the annexation of South Korea. The time of sending troops to Siberia, invading China and defeating and surrendering was its setback. The former is the first phase of the nationalist movement, while the latter is the second