Nomura's early years (1877-1899)
Young navy officer (1899-1911)
Assignments to China, Tokyo, and Washington (1912-1918)
Nomura and the era of naval limitation (1919-1937)
Foreign minister Nomura (September 1939-January 1940)
Ambassadorial appointment (August 1940-January 1941)
Ambassador Nomura and the draft understanding (January-April 1941)
A mission gone awry (May-October 1941)
The failure of a mission and war (November 1941-August 1945)
Cold warrior (November 1945-September 1951).
Sailor diplomat : Nomura Kichisaburō and the Japanese-American War by Peter Mauch. ISBN 9780674055995. Published by the Harvard University Asia Center in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.