The Japanese Submarine Force And World War Ii (bluejacket Books)
by Carl Boyd /
2013 / English / PDF
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When first published in 1995, this book was hailed as an absolutely
indispensable contribution to the history of the Pacific War.
Drawing heavily from Japanese sources and American wartime
intercepts of secret Japanese radio messages, a noted American
naval historian and a Japanese mariner painstakingly recorded and
evaluated a diverse array of material about Japan's submarines in
World War II.
When first published in 1995, this book was hailed as an absolutely
indispensable contribution to the history of the Pacific War.
Drawing heavily from Japanese sources and American wartime
intercepts of secret Japanese radio messages, a noted American
naval historian and a Japanese mariner painstakingly recorded and
evaluated a diverse array of material about Japan's submarines in
World War II.
The study begins with the development of the first Japanese 103-ton
Holland-type submergible craft in 1905 and continues through the
1945 surrender of the largest submarine in the world at the time,
the 5300-ton I-400 class that carried three airplanes. Submarine
weapons, equipment, personnel, and shore support systems are
discussed first in the context of Japanese naval preparations for
war and later during the war. Both successes and missed
opportunities are analyzed in operations ranging from the
California coast through the Pacific and Indian Oceans to the coast
of German-occupied France. Appendixes include lists of Japanese
submarine losses and the biographies of key Japanese submarine
officers. Rare illustrations and specifically commissioned
operational maps enhance the text.
The study begins with the development of the first Japanese 103-ton
Holland-type submergible craft in 1905 and continues through the
1945 surrender of the largest submarine in the world at the time,
the 5300-ton I-400 class that carried three airplanes. Submarine
weapons, equipment, personnel, and shore support systems are
discussed first in the context of Japanese naval preparations for
war and later during the war. Both successes and missed
opportunities are analyzed in operations ranging from the
California coast through the Pacific and Indian Oceans to the coast
of German-occupied France. Appendixes include lists of Japanese
submarine losses and the biographies of key Japanese submarine
officers. Rare illustrations and specifically commissioned
operational maps enhance the text.