To some officials in Tokyo, however, this case was yet another example of Americans misreading Japanese intentions and then overreacting.

Some of the proposed landings on Penang went ahead as planned to probe Japanese intentions, encountering no resistance.

The deployment of such a large force for a rescue operation made the Allies wary of Japanese intentions.

The Americans, suspicious of Japanese intentions, also stayed behind to keep an eye on them.

So why all the fuss by Wall Street analysts and the media over Japanese intentions?

If that weren't enough to ease the fears over Japanese intentions, the mechanics of the auction itself should have been.

A portent, no doubt, of the Japanese intention to spread their undesirable customs into neighboring territories.

What had Pearl Harbor 'known' about Japanese intentions before the attack?

What had Washington 'known' about Japanese intentions before the attack?

The purpose of the book was to alert the American public to the real Japanese intentions.