I’ve done reviews on other popular history books about the ships of the Yamato-class. (see the reviews for: Battleship Musashi by Akira Yoshimura and A
Tag: Pacific Theater
Book Review: A Glorious Way to Die By Russell Spurr
Published in 1981, Russell Spurr’s “A Glorious Way to Die” chronicles the final sortie of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s pride, the battleship Yamato. Inter-weaved in
Japanese 16.1″/45 3rd Year Type Gun
Caveat: The information contained in this post is of a very general nature. More detailed (read: technical) information can be found in the U.S. Naval
Book Review – The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk
Published in 1951, Herman Wouk’s The Caine Mutiny is set aboard the fictional USS Caine, a destroyer-minesweeper assigned to the Pacific Fleet in WWII. Plot
Imperial Japanese Navy Ship Naming Conventions
Note: This post is only covering the naming conventions of the major combatant vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Aircraft Carriers Named after birds, dragons,
Book Review – The Pearl Harbor Trilogy by Gordon Prange
Some of us enjoy painting, others enjoy cooking, for Gordon Prange, it was researching and writing about Pearl Harbor. Therefore, in honor of the 78th
