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Japanese Destroyer Captain

By: Ballantine Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Reference Books (Ballantine Books)

Last Stocked on 12/2/2020

Product Info

Title
Japanese Destroyer Captain
Publisher
Category
Author
Tameichi Hara
Publish Year
1978
Pages
312
Dimensions
4.25x7x1"
NKG Part #
2147844054
Type
Softcover

Description

This highly regarded war memoir was a best seller in both Japan and the United States during the 1960s and has long been treasured by historians for its insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific. The author was a survivor of more than one hundred sorties against the Allies and was known throughout Japan as the "Unsinkable Captain." A hero to his countrymen, Capt. Hara exemplified the best in Japanese surface commanders: highly skilled (he wrote the manual on torpedo warfare), hard driving, and aggressive. Moreover, he maintained a code of honor worthy of his samurai grandfather, and, as readers of this book have come to appreciate, he was as free with praise for American courage and resourcefulness as he was critical of himself and his senior commanders.