Japanese destroyer captain : Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway -- the great naval battles as seen through Japanese eyes

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. Title Page Copyright Contents Maps Foreword Prologue part one: BORN A SAMURAI part two: PEARL HARBOR TO GUADALCANAL part three: THE “TOKYO EXPRESS” part four: AGAINST THE ODDS part five: THE LAST SORTIE appendices Appendix A: Sinking of PT-109 and Rescue of Survivors Appendix B: Nomenclature of Japanese Warships Appendix C: U.S.-Japan Statistics of World War II Index About the Author Japanese Destroyer Captain is a highly regarded war memoir that was a best seller in both Japan and the United States during the 1960s. The work has long been treasured by World War II buffs and professional historians for its insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific. The book has been credited with correcting errors in U. Here, originally published in 1961, is Hara's classic memoir of the great naval battles of the Pacific War. Known throughout Japan as `the unsinkable captain’ of World War II, Tameichi Hara was a hero of the Imperial Japanese Navy.