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
Tag: Pacific Theater
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
Movie Review – Midway
*SPOILERS!!! DUH! We’re talking history, here. The story has already been spoiled in tons of books, films, and documentaries. Film reviews are generally not my
