Japanese Navy War History: The Russo-Japanese, Sino-Japanese, and Pacific Wars from the Perspective of Naval Battles (Kadokawa Shinsho)

A comprehensive examination of the Imperial Navy's battles! From the Sino-Japanese War to the Pacific War was a 50-year war.

The entire trajectory, from glory to defeat! Half a century passed between victory in the Sino-Japanese War and defeat in the Pacific War. It was, so to speak, a 50-year war. The decision to go to war in the Pacific War and the cause of its defeat were largely due to the glorious victory in the Russo-Japanese War, and the key to victory in the Russo-Japanese War lay in the lessons learned from the painful victory in the Sino-Japanese War. Based on the Navy's ship design philosophy and strategic thinking, and based on naval battle charts, this book provides a comprehensive examination of the Imperial Navy's battles, including the reality of its "complete victory" in the Russo-Japanese War! A thorough explanation from a leading expert on naval research. The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire from the Sea!!

■ Confidence in the T-shaped formation was lost before the Battle of Tsushima, and secret surprise attacks were developed. ■ The Togo Turn was impossible, and the T-shaped formation was never used. ■ Complete victory in the Russo-Japanese War was a close call. ■ Yamamoto Gonbei's presence determined the fortunes of both navies in the Sino-Japanese War. ■ Criticism of Togo Heihachiro and the Japanese Navy, who sank the Kowshing, has existed since the time of the incident. ■ The strategy of concentrating torpedo boats to attack enemy ships in harbor was a strategy developed by the Japanese Navy's Weihaiwei Ya The attack was the first. ■ The most serious problem resulting from the defeat at Midway was the lack of personnel transfers. ■ The failure of torpedo warfare in the Pacific War was due to the "excessive performance of oxygen torpedoes." ■ The Yamato and Musashi had technical flaws that could have significantly reduced their combat effectiveness with even a small hit.

This book is a combined, revised and renamed version of "The Russo-Japanese War from a Naval Battle Perspective," published by our company in December 2010, "The Sino-Japanese War from a Naval Battle Perspective," published in May 2011, and "The Pacific War from a Naval Battle Perspective," published in November 2011.

[Table of Contents] Preface to the New Edition Part 1: The Russo-Japanese War from a Naval Battle Perspective Chapter 1: How Naval Strategic Thought Was Born, etc. Part 2: The Sino-Japanese War from a Naval Battle Perspective Chapter 1: Naval Construction in the Late Edo Period and Modern Japan, etc. Part 3: The Pacific War from a Naval Battle Perspective Chapter 1: The Attack on Pearl Harbor and Yamamoto Isoroku's True Intentions, etc.