Japanese Destroyer Captain: Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway - The Great Naval Battles as Seen Through Japanese Eyes (Paperback)

from Ken-Me-Old-Mate

Well this one was different from the other Japanese books I've been reading. An historical biography dealing with some key naval events of WW2 This guy was a destroyer captain of great fame during the war. His stories are so gripping and at the same time so tragic when recounting the losses on ei...

from DinadansFriend

No student of WWII in the Pacific can afford to bypass this book, as Capt. Hara was there and he includes maps of seven naval battles. This is the best Japanese memoir by a distinguished and wily IJN officer. It is a good evening's read, and I often dip into it to quell some of the odder people o...

from jphillips3334

A memoir that gives a unique perspective from the Japanese side during the Pacific War. Capt Hara commanded a destroyer and fought through every major naval campaign. One of the best naval officers in the Imperial fleet, who was known throughout Japan as "the unsinkable captain". He tells his sto...

from psandy

Interesting read and great insight into the true vagaries of battle. makes a perfect companion to Neptune's Inferno, the US Navy at Guadalcanal. Fascinating to compare both sides of the battle.