When I heard about the Japanese Red Army, I thought they sounded interesting (in the vein of the SLA and the Weathermen). Luckily I worked at a bookstore and was able to order this book just to check it out during my breaks. I was extremely disappointed when I discovered this book was formatted almost like a children's book. The pages, pictures, and fonts are HUGE, while there is very little information. To be honest, I don't understand why this book was published. If you want to learn about this subject just type "Japanese Red Army" into Google or Wikipedia, and you will find just as much, if not more, information. I am completely puzzled as to why this book was even published as a hardcover. It could have easily made a small and cheap pamphlet. Certainly not worth the thirty dollars! If I could give this book a half star, I would.