Yukikaze''s War - The Unsinkable Japanese Destroyer and World War II in the Pacific

Only one elite Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer survived the cruel ocean battlefields of World War II. This is her story. Brett Walker, historian and captain, delves into questions of mechanics, armaments, navigation, training, and even indoctrination, illustrating the daily realities of war for Yukikaze and her crew. By shifting our perspective of the Pacific War away from grand Imperial strategies, and toward the intricacies of fighting on the water, Walker allows us to see the war from Yukikaze's bridge during the most harrowing battles, from Midway to Okinawa. Walker uncovers the ordinary sailor's experience, and we see sailors fight while deep-running currents of Japanese history unfold before their war-weary eyes. As memories of World War II fade, Yukikaze's story becomes ever more important, providing valuable lessons in our contemporary world of looming energy shortfalls, menacing climate uncertainties, and aggressive totalitarian regimes.

Product details

• Authors: Brett L. Walker, Brett L. (Montana State University) Walker, Walker Brett L.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2024
• EAN: 9781108837293
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83729-3
• No. of pages: 311
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Japan, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, maritime history, Naval forces & warfare, Military vehicles, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Asian History, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Naval forces and warfare, Military & Naval Ships, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Sea