A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1941-1945.
by Paul S. Dull
Patrick Stephens. Hardback first edition 1978
402 pages, b/w illustration
Very good clean copy in a very good dustwrapper. Previous owner (who was a POW of the Japanses) has made lot of research notes on small separate sheets of paper (the text itself is unmarked) which I have left in place throughout the book, as I am sure that these add a lot of interest and information to the text. I have added a couple of examples to the photos
REF. 000659
The book offers a detailed, chronologically structured account of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s operations throughout the Pacific War. Paul S. Dull draws on Japanese and Allied sources to examine major battles, strategic decisions, and the shifting balance of naval power. He highlights successes, failures, and the gradual erosion of Japan’s fleet through attrition and miscalculation. The result is a clear, authoritative operational history that illuminates how Japan’s naval war was fought and ultimately lost