Responses crossing in the ether--I was mentioning those while you wrote this. They even borrowed the "medieval" term "gekokujo" (the low overcome the high) that is used to describe the rising up of lower samurai families against the established order in the Sengoku period.Responses crossing in the ether--I was mentioning those while you wrote this. They even borrowed the "medieval" term "gekokujo" (the low overcome the high) that is used to describe the rising up of lower samurai families against the established order in the Sengoku period.

Honestly, while in some cases it was "impetuous young officers," in other cases it was certainly green-lit by individuals in command, if not by the Gen Staff. Certainly Ishiwara had his patrons.Honestly, while in some cases it was "impetuous young officers," in other cases it was certainly green-lit by individuals in command, if not by the Gen Staff. Certainly Ishiwara had his patrons.