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Submarines and Submarine Depot Ships : Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum
Selected photos from the archives of the Kure Maritime Museum showing submarines and submarine depot ships used by the Japanese Navy.
Originally published in Japan in 2005, each album in The Japanese Naval Warship photo album series contains official photographs taken by the Kure Maritime Museum, as well as those taken by private individuals. These pictorial records document the main types of Japanese vessels, from battleships to submarines, based on the best images from Shizuo Fukui, a former Imperial Japanese Navy commander and technician.
These photos include the ones Fukui began collecting as a young boy and continued after he worked as a naval shipbuilder, and those that he was given in order to complete a photographic history of the Imperial Japanese Navy's ships, which include those gathered by Nagamura Kiyoshi, a shipbuilder who proactively collected photos, and the collection of machinist Amari Yoshiyuki. These images are especially valuable because of the massive destruction of official documents at the end of the war.
Details
Autor:
Kure Maritime Museum, Kazushige Todaka
Ausführung:
240 Seiten, 21.5 x 30.5 x 2.3 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:
zahlreiche s/w-Abbildungen
Verlag:
Naval Institute Press (USA, 2020)
ISBN:
9781591143376
Submarines and Submarine Depot Ships : Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum
Imperial Japanese Navy Submarines 1941-45 (Osprey)
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.
Contents: Origins - Birth and growth of the Imperial Navy's submarine force - Development and operational history - I Series Submarines - RO Series Submarines - The Imperial Navy's submarine force: a post mortem - Bibliography - Color Plate Commentary - Index.
"One of the last remaining and persistent mysteries of the Pearl Harbor attack is that of the Japanese Midget Submarines. It is a fascinating story of innovation, courage, secrets, and failed expectations. And it is not only a story of the morning hours of December 7, but of the years before to develop these weapons and the years after, where they were deployed in the great Pacific War and how they fared as weapons of war." These words by Daniel J. Basta, Director of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, from the foreword of this manuscript, capture both the essence and the impact of this work, assembled by James P. Delgado and his coauthors.
The authors have combed the records of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the recollections of its veterans as well as US Department of Defense archives. They have logged hours of direct observation and research on the mini-subs in their final resting places, in some cases more than 1,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific. And in the end, they have woven a tapestry of scholarship, historical sleuthing, scientific insight, and good storytelling that will enthrall specialists and history buff s alike.
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Autor:
James P. Delgado, Terry Kerby, Steven Price, Hans K. Van Tilburg, Ole Varmer, Russell Matthews
Ausführung:
158 Seiten, 29 x 22.5 x 2.2 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:
87 s/w-Abbildungen und 158 Farbfotos, 7 Zeichnungen, 5 Karten
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