Yukikaze's War
The Unsinkable Japanese Destroyer and World War II in the Pacific
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2024
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-83729-3 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-83729-3 (ISBN)
When World War II ended, Yukikaze was the only elite Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer still afloat. Tracing her journey through the treacherous ocean battlefields of the Pacific War, this unique story is told through the eyes of the crew, who saw deep-running currents of Japanese history unfold before their eyes.
Only one elite Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer survived the cruel ocean battlefields of World War II. This is her story. Brett Walker, historian and captain, delves into questions of mechanics, armaments, navigation, training, and even indoctrination, illustrating the daily realities of war for Yukikaze and her crew. By shifting our perspective of the Pacific War away from grand Imperial strategies, and toward the intricacies of fighting on the water, Walker allows us to see the war from Yukikaze's bridge during the most harrowing battles, from Midway to Okinawa. Walker uncovers the ordinary sailor's experience, and we see sailors fight while deep-running currents of Japanese history unfold before their war-weary eyes. As memories of World War II fade, Yukikaze's story becomes ever more important, providing valuable lessons in our contemporary world of looming energy shortfalls, menacing climate uncertainties, and aggressive totalitarian regimes.
Only one elite Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer survived the cruel ocean battlefields of World War II. This is her story. Brett Walker, historian and captain, delves into questions of mechanics, armaments, navigation, training, and even indoctrination, illustrating the daily realities of war for Yukikaze and her crew. By shifting our perspective of the Pacific War away from grand Imperial strategies, and toward the intricacies of fighting on the water, Walker allows us to see the war from Yukikaze's bridge during the most harrowing battles, from Midway to Okinawa. Walker uncovers the ordinary sailor's experience, and we see sailors fight while deep-running currents of Japanese history unfold before their war-weary eyes. As memories of World War II fade, Yukikaze's story becomes ever more important, providing valuable lessons in our contemporary world of looming energy shortfalls, menacing climate uncertainties, and aggressive totalitarian regimes.
Brett L. Walker is a historian of Japan, medicine, the environment and World War II, as well as an experienced captain.
1. Divine ships of a bluewater navy; 2. Torpedoes, destroyers, and samurai of the seas; 3. Oil empire and Japan's southern advance; 4. Conquest of the south seas; 5. Escorting catastrophe at Midway; 6. Barroom brawl at Guadalcanal; 7. Defending the Solomon Sea and Bismarck Barrier; 8. Mariana Islands and the collapse of Japan's defensive sphere; 9, Leyte Theater; 10. Dangerous homewaters and Shinano destroyed; 11. Yamato and the specter of history; 12. Surrender and the enduring dangers of Yukikaze's haunt.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.06.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 237 mm |
| Gewicht | 610 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-83729-8 / 1108837298 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-83729-3 / 9781108837293 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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