Nagano became naval minister in 1936, commander in chief of the fleet in 1937, and naval chief of staff in April 1941, and it was in the lattercapacitythat he planned and gave the command to launch the Pearl Harbor attack. This attack, which put a large part of the U.S. Pacific flee...
IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY BATTLESHIPS 1941-45Redman, Rod E
日本帝国海军(Imperial Japanese Navy),又称旧日本帝国海军,是1889年到1945年,伴随着明治维新,建立起的海上武装力量。 日本帝国海军组建于1872年、解散于1945年,在中日甲午战争、日俄战争、第二次世界大战等近代日本对外战争中扮演至关重要的角色。主要参战了中日甲午战争中的黄海海战,日俄战争中的对马海战和二战中的...
An efficient modern army and navy were created, and military conscription was introduced. Industrial development was actively fostered by the state, working in close cooperation with the great merchant houses. A new currency and banking system were established. New law codes were enacted. Primary ...
[Photo] Japanese Navy Lieutenant Commander Mitsuo Fuchida, Japan, Oct 1941 | World War II Database
(June 4–6, 1942), where he hoped to destroy U.S. ships not caught at Pearl Harbor, notably the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers. But the strike at Midway failed, partly because the United States had excellent intelligence information regarding Japanese forces but also because Yamamoto’s ...
One of the largest battleships ever built,Yamatoentered service with the Imperial Japanese Navy in December 1941. The battleship and its sister,Musashi, were the only battleships ever constructed with 18.1" guns. Though incredibly powerful,Yamatosuffered from a relatively low top speed as its engine...
The need for a navy was specifically delineated in the 1787 Constitution that formally established the United States. The new navy's strategy quickly emerged, including the classic maritime missions of presence, defending the sea lines of communication (SLOCs) against piracy and other crimes at ...
" by Thomas Wildenberg and Norman Polmar, "Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-1945," by Mark Stille and "This Time We Win: Revisiting the Tet... Burgess,Richard,R. - 《Sea Power》 被引量: 0发表: 2011年 Japanese Cruiser Furutaka IJN Furutaka was the lead ship in the two-vessel...
The Navy people wanted to know if there was somewhere I was staying, and I told them, yes. When they learned where I was living and what we were doing with the map making, they said they would assign me as liaison between the Navy and the Army map service, and wanted me to report...