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Bezig met laden... Sunk: The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet, 1941-1945door Mochitsura Hashimoto
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. 2416 Sunk! The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet, 1941-1945 by Mochitsura Hashimoto translated by Commander E. H. M. Colegrave, RN (Ret.) (read 21 Oct 1991) This is a 1954 book by a Japanese submarine captain telling of Japanese submarines in World War II. It is oddly organized, and did not really tell a relevant, logical account, and was hopelessly non-chronological. I started the book some years ago, then laid it aside. I started it over again and decided to finish the book, since I owned the book and I tend to think I should read books I own. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Mochitsura Hashimoto was one of only four Japanese submarine captains to survive. Shortly before the end of WW2 he inflicted the greatest single loss on the U.S. Navy in its history, when he torpedoed and sank the USS Indianapolis -- soon after it had delivered parts for the first A-bomb on Hiroshima to the US base on Tinian! The title, however, refers to the fate of the Japanese submarine fleet. It's the story of the bravery of doomed men in a lost cause, fighting impossible odds. The kaitens or human torpedoes were not the only submarine kamikazes: the whole war in the Pacific was suicide from the start. So why did Japan go into the war? Hashimoto is sharply critical of the recklessness and unpreparedness of Japan's top brass. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)940.5451History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- Military History Of World War II Naval operationsLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Hashimoto, the commander of the I-176, the sub that sank the USS Indianapolis, doesn't even see the flaw in the strategy. But, the Germans, with their air-borne reconnaissance, and more restricted waters could conduct their level of "Commerce Raiding". Perhaps the IJN simply had too much ocean to cover with the number of vessels and aircraft they were able to maintain.
Read this pioneer effort to analyze the IJN's position. The chronological organization is weak, and the book is far more interested in anecdotes than chronology, a considerable drawback.
I had the Cassell edition also published in February, 1954, to read. ( )