Sunk: The Story Of The Japanese Submarine Fleet 1941-1945
Title | Sunk: The Story Of The Japanese Submarine Fleet 1941-1945 PDF eBook |
Author | Lt.-Com. Mochitsura Hashimoto |
Publisher | Pickle Partners Publishing |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2015-11-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1786257300 |
What happened to Japan’s submarines and what sort of fight did they put up? As far as Japan was concerned, the recent war was waged according to a rigid strategy. There was no detailed operational planning. It was a fight in which science had been ignored. In such circumstances the submarine, always highly vulnerable unless used intelligently, was inevitably sacrificed. Throughout the war the whole submarine fleet was in reality a special attack force in which, in the absence of scientific weapons, the crews were just so much human ammunition. Today we hear much about rearmament. If money is to be spent on armaments, it should be used for scientific development. Never again must we go to war with only a bamboo lance. The Japanese Submarine Fleet was entirely wiped out, but the martial spirits of its sailors are still with us on the far-flung oceans. In the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic we remember the multitude of resentful sleeping warriors; in our ears we hear the whisper of the “voice from the bottom of the sea.” Thus, as one of the few submarine captains to survive, I have taken up my pen to try to record something of the unknown hardships and successes of our submarines. “Despite the gloomy conditions under which they worked, our submarines fought well, and the grim story of Japanese submarine units has been well recorded by former Lieutenant Commander Hashimoto. “It is certainly valuable material, and I wish to recommend it as an excellent history.”—S. Toyoda, Former C.-in-C., Combined Fleet, IJN
Sunk
Title | Sunk PDF eBook |
Author | Mochitsura Hashimoto |
Publisher | New York : Avon |
Pages | 190 |
Release | 1954 |
Genre | World War, 1939-1945 |
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Sunk
Title | Sunk PDF eBook |
Author | Mochitsura Hashimoto |
Publisher | |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 1954 |
Genre | 2. Verdenskrig |
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Sunk. The story of the Japanese submarine fleet, 1942-1945. Translated by Commander E. H. M. Colegrave etc. [With plates, including a portrait, and a map.].
Title | Sunk. The story of the Japanese submarine fleet, 1942-1945. Translated by Commander E. H. M. Colegrave etc. [With plates, including a portrait, and a map.]. PDF eBook |
Author | Mochitsura HASHIMOTO |
Publisher | |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 1954 |
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The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II
Title | The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II PDF eBook |
Author | Akihiko Yoshida |
Publisher | Naval Institute Press |
Pages | 293 |
Release | 2013-01-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1612512062 |
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 Depths of Courage
Title | The Depths of Courage PDF eBook |
Author | Flint Whitlock |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 449 |
Release | 2008-11-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0425223701 |
Chosen by WWII History magazine as one of the Best Books of the Year. In the dark days after Pearl Harbor, the small, illequipped arm of the Navy known as Submarine Force would stand between the shattered U.S. Pacific Fleet and the might of the Japanese Navy. Unfortunately, the spirit and courage of the Submarine Force is being forgotten as the veterans of that force pass into history. To preserve their heroic tales of war beneath the sea, critically acclaimed author and military historian Flint Whitlock, in collaboration with decorated World War II submarine veteran Ron Smith, set out on a journey of more than two years to interview submariners and to record their accounts before the memories of their endeavors are lost forever. These are their stories.
Imperial Japanese Navy Submarines 1941–45
Title | Imperial Japanese Navy Submarines 1941–45 PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Stille |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 2012-06-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 178200033X |
During World War II the Imperial Japanese Navy was at the forefront of submarine technology. It fielded the largest pre-nuclear submarines in the world, some capable of carrying floatplane bombers, which operated alongside fast combat vessels and midget submarines, all equipped with the best torpedoes available. The Japanese submarine fleet should have been an awe-inspiring force but, despite playing a crucial scouting role and enjoying several notable successes, it was surprisingly ineffective. Using unique color plates, Mark Stille describes the astounding technical advances of this range of vessels, and the wartime tactics responsible for their failure.