Long out of print, theses wartime diaries of a key admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, provide a revealing inside look into the Japanese view of the Pacific War. Matome Ugaki was chief of staff of the Combined Fleet under Admiral Isoroki Yamamoto until both were shot down over Bougainville in April 1943, resulting in Yamamoto's death. He later served as commander of battleship and air fleets, finally directing the kamikaze attacks off Okinawa. Invaluable for its details of the Japanese navy at war, the diaries offer a ...
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Long out of print, theses wartime diaries of a key admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, provide a revealing inside look into the Japanese view of the Pacific War. Matome Ugaki was chief of staff of the Combined Fleet under Admiral Isoroki Yamamoto until both were shot down over Bougainville in April 1943, resulting in Yamamoto's death. He later served as commander of battleship and air fleets, finally directing the kamikaze attacks off Okinawa. Invaluable for its details of the Japanese navy at war, the diaries offer a running appraisal of the fighting and are augmented by editorial commentary that proves especially useful to American readers eager to see the war from the other side. When first published in 1991, this dairy was hailed as a major contribution to World War II literature as the only firsthand account of strategic planning for the entire war by a Japanese commander.
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Fine in very good dust jacket. The book appears unread. Clean, tight and unmarked. The hard back cover is fine. The DJ is complete but does have fading at the spine that extends to the front top. The DJ has been in plasti kleer. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 731 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 0822936658. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, DJ spine faded and short tear at base..; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W photos. Appendices, notes, bibliography and index at back of book.; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 731 pages; The diary covers almost every day from October 1941 to Aug. 15 1945 when he took part in a suicide mission in Okinawa. Ugaki was appointed Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet under Yamamoto until April 1943 when Yamamoto was killed in a plane crash. On Feb 18 1945 Ugaki assumed command of the 5th Air Fleet on Kyushu. In the diary he discusses strategy, tactics, combat operations and domestic politics right down to Hirohito's role in the war.
