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The Pacific War papers : Japanese documents of World War II

Publisher: Potomac Books,


Title Details
  • The Pacific War papers :
Publishers
  • Washington, D.C. :Potomac Books,c2004.
Descriptions
  • xiii, 336 p. ;24 cm.
Isbn
    9781574886337
Subjects
  • Kido, Kōichi, -- 1889-1977 -- Diaries.
  • Nomura, Kichisaburō, -- 1877-1964 -- Diaries.
  • Japan. -- Kaigun -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 -- Sources.
  • Japan. -- Kaigun -- Officers -- Diaries.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Japanese -- Sources.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Japanese.
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Online Sources
Location RHC
Item Call Number D 777 .P33 2004
Status Available
Barcode 17745
International Standard Book Number
  • International Standard Book Number - 9781574886337
Library Of Congress Call Number
  • Classification number - D 777
  • Item number - .P33 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification Number
  • Classification number - 940.54/5952
  • Edition number - 22
Title Statement
  • Title - The Pacific War papers :
  • Remainder of title - Japanese documents of World War II /
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - [edited by] Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon.
Edition Statement
  • Edition statement - 1st ed.
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Washington, D.C. :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Potomac Books,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c2004.
Physical Description
  • Extent - xiii, 336 p. ;
  • Dimensions - 24 cm.
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
General Note
  • General note - Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note
  • Formatted contents note - Pt. 1. The Japanese Navy before the Pacific War: The Japanese Navy in 1941 / Atsushi Oi -- Ozawa essays : introduction -- The Naval General Staff / Jisaburo Ozawa -- Chihaya essays : introduction -- Organization of the Naval General Staff Headquarters in Tokyo -- Organization of the Japanese Naval Department -- The principal propelling power in the former Japanese Naval Department -- Short history of the Japanese naval bases in the homeland -- Importance of Japanese naval bases in the homeland -- Importance of Japanese naval bases overseas -- Importance of the inland sea -- Ozawa essays : introduction -- Development of the Japanese Navy's operational concept against America -- Outline development of tactics and organization of the Japanese Carrier Air Force -- Fleet organization -- Chihaya studies : introduction -- Concerning the construction of Japanese warships -- General characteristics of Yamato Class Battleships -- Some stories concerning the construction of the Yamato Class Battleships -- Personnel study
  • Formatted contents note - Pt. 2 Prewar diplomacy and politics: Extracts from the diary of Marquis Koichi Kido -- Diary of Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, June-December 1941
  • Formatted contents note - Pt. 3. Post-Pearl Harbor: Japanese monograph no. 102 : Submarine operations, December 1941-April 1942 -- Other Chihaya studies : introduction -- The movement of the Japanese Battleship Group at the outbreak of the war -- Essay concerning the book Battle Report -- Account of the Battle of the Java Sea -- Account of the Fiasco of Truk on 27 February 1944 -- Some features concerning changes in the Japanese fleet organization during the war -- Three-part report -- Two-part report -- Some opinions concerning the war
Subject Personal Name
  • Personal name - Kido, Kōichi,
  • Dates associated with a name - 1889-1977
  • Form subdivision - Diaries.
  • Personal name - Nomura, Kichisaburō,
  • Dates associated with a name - 1877-1964
  • Form subdivision - Diaries.
Subject Corporate Name
  • Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element - Japan.
  • Subordinate unit - Kaigun
  • General subdivision - History
  • Chronological subdivision - World War, 1939-1945
  • Form subdivision - Sources.
  • Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element - Japan.
  • Subordinate unit - Kaigun
  • General subdivision - Officers
  • Form subdivision - Diaries.
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Naval operations, Japanese
  • Form subdivision - Sources.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • Form subdivision - Personal narratives, Japanese.
Personal Name
  • Personal name - Goldstein, Donald M.
  • Personal name - Dillon, Katherine V.