On the morning of April 7, 1945, the Japanese battleship Yamato, behemoth of naval engineering and pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy, sortied on what was essentially a suicidal mission. Operation ...
On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a devastating surprise attack against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. Following the loss of more than 2,400 military and civilian ...
Leyte Gulf was more than a single battle it was the moment the Imperial Japanese Navy ceased to be an effective fighting ...
Gauging an untested opponent: U.S. perceptions of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1918-1941 -- Dismantling the "lesser foe" and the "superior enemy" images, December 1941 to early 1943 -- The elusive ...