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| − | The Imperial Japanese | + | The '''Imperial Japanese Navy''' ('''IJN''') was Japan's navy during the Imperial era (late 1800s to 1945) and was one of the most powerful navies of its time. Although the IJN was eventually beaten by the [[US Navy]] in [[World War II]], the IJN had proven itself a formidable opponent to both the British and [[Russia]]n navies. An example of its effectiveness was its smashing victory at Tsushima Strait against the well-trained Russian Baltic fleet, in the final battle of the [[Russo-Japanese War]]. |
| + | [[File:Pacific-battles.jpg|thumb|400px|main battles of the IJN in World War II Pacific]] | ||
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| + | The IJN was one of the first navies in the world to recognize the strategic importance of [[aircraft carrier]]s, and had the most powerful carrier fleet in the world at the beginning of World War II. Japanese admirals were admirers of the strategic doctrine of American theorist [[Alfred Thayer Mahan]], and put all their emphasis on the decisive fleet battle. They ignored logistics and allowed their supply system to be destroyed by American submarines because they refused to use "defensive" tactics like convoys to protect their merchant ships, transports and tankers. | ||
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| + | ===Japanese expansion in the Pacific=== | ||
| + | ;[[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Battle of Pearl Harbor]] | ||
| + | ;[[Battle of Midway]] | ||
| + | ;[[Battle of Coral Sea]] | ||
| + | ;[[Naval Battle of Guadalcanal]] | ||
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| + | ===Defeat of the Japanese Empire=== | ||
| + | ;[[Battle of the Philippine Sea]] | ||
| + | ;[[Battle of Leyte Gulf]] | ||
| + | ;[[Battle of Okinawa]] | ||
| + | ==Bibliography== | ||
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| + | * Agawa, Hiroyuki. ''The Reluctant Admiral'' (1982) [https://www.amazon.com/Reluctant-Admiral-Hiroyuki-Agawa/dp/087011512X/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214102779&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Bergerud, Eric M. ''Fire in the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific'' (2000) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=82355094 online edition] | ||
| + | * Blair Jr., Clay, ''Silent Victory'' (1975), on submarines | ||
| + | * Costello, John. ''The Pacific War''. (1982). survey | ||
| + | * Dull, Paul S. ''A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1941 - 1945)'', (1978) (ISBN 0870210971) | ||
| + | * Dunnigan, James F., and Albert A. Nofi. ''The Pacific War Encyclopedia.'' (2 vol 1998) 772p. | ||
| + | * Gailey, Harry A. ''The War in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay'' (1995) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=94432774 online edition] | ||
| + | * Hastings, Max. ''Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45'' (2008), 656pp | ||
| + | * Inoguchi, Rikihei, Tadashi Nakajima, and Robert Pineau. ''The Divine Wind''. 1958. on [[Kamikaze]]. | ||
| + | * Marston, Daniel, ed. ''The Pacific War Companion: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima'' (2005), 272pp [https://www.amazon.com/Pacific-War-Companion-Harbor-Hiroshima/dp/1841768820/ref=sr_1_29?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214103598&sr=8-29 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Morison, Samuel Eliot. ''History of United States Naval Operations in World War II''. Vol. 3, The Rising Sun in the Pacific. (1961); Vol. 4, Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions. 1949; Vol. 5, The Struggle for Guadalcanal. (1949); Vol. 6, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier. 1950; Vol. 7, Aleutians, Gilberts, and Marshalls. (1951); Vol. 8, New Guinea and the Marianas. (1962); Vol. 12, Leyte. (1958); vol. 13, The Liberation of the Philippines: Luzon, Mindanao, the Visayas. (1959); Vol. 14, Victory in the Pacific. (1961). classic official history of U.S. Navy | ||
| + | * Okumiya, Masatake and Mitso Fuchida. ''Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan''. (1955). | ||
| + | * Potter, E. B. and Chester W. Nimitz. ''Triumph in the Pacific''. (1963). Naval battles | ||
| + | * Prange, Gordon W. ''At Dawn We Slept''. (1982), the standard history of the Pearl Harbor attack [https://www.amazon.com/At-Dawn-Slept-Gordon-Prange/dp/0140157344/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214102682&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Prange, Gordon W. ''Miracle at Midway''. (1982), the standard history [https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-at-Midway-Gordon-Prange/dp/0140068147/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214102644&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Smith, J. Douglas and Richard Jensen. ''World War II on the Web: A Guide to the Very Best Sites''. (2002) | ||
| + | * Spector, Ronald. ''Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan'' (1985). [https://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Against-Sun-American-Japan/dp/0394741013 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Toland, John. '' The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945'' (1970); Pulitzer Prize history from Japanese perspective; [https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Sun-Decline-Japanese-1936-1945/dp/0812968581/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213479772&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Willmott, H. P. ''Empires in Balance''. (1982). | ||
| + | * Woodward, C. Vann. ''The Battle for Leyte Gulf'' (1947) [http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-battle-for-leyte-gulf-by-c-vann-woodward.jsp online edition] | ||
| + | * Yahara, Hiromichi. ''The Battle For Okinawa'' (1997), Japanese perspective [https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Okinawa-Hiromichi-Yahara/dp/0471180807/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213434535&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Y'Blood, William. ''Red Sun Setting: The Battle of the Philippine Sea''. (1980). | ||
| + | * Zimmerman, John L. ''The Guadalcanal Campaign'' (1949) [http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Guadalcanal.html online edition] | ||
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| + | ===Primary sources=== | ||
| + | * Evans, David C., ed, ''The Japanese Navy In World War Ii: In the Words of Former Japanese Naval Officers'', Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1993 (ISBN 0870213164) | ||
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| + | ====References==== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
| + | [[Category:Japanese History]] | ||
| + | [[Category:World War II]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Military History]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Naval History]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:19, April 9, 2019
The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was Japan's navy during the Imperial era (late 1800s to 1945) and was one of the most powerful navies of its time. Although the IJN was eventually beaten by the US Navy in World War II, the IJN had proven itself a formidable opponent to both the British and Russian navies. An example of its effectiveness was its smashing victory at Tsushima Strait against the well-trained Russian Baltic fleet, in the final battle of the Russo-Japanese War.
The IJN was one of the first navies in the world to recognize the strategic importance of aircraft carriers, and had the most powerful carrier fleet in the world at the beginning of World War II. Japanese admirals were admirers of the strategic doctrine of American theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan, and put all their emphasis on the decisive fleet battle. They ignored logistics and allowed their supply system to be destroyed by American submarines because they refused to use "defensive" tactics like convoys to protect their merchant ships, transports and tankers.
Contents
Japanese expansion in the Pacific
Defeat of the Japanese Empire
Bibliography
- Agawa, Hiroyuki. The Reluctant Admiral (1982) excerpt and text search
- Bergerud, Eric M. Fire in the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific (2000) online edition
- Blair Jr., Clay, Silent Victory (1975), on submarines
- Costello, John. The Pacific War. (1982). survey
- Dull, Paul S. A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1941 - 1945), (1978) (ISBN 0870210971)
- Dunnigan, James F., and Albert A. Nofi. The Pacific War Encyclopedia. (2 vol 1998) 772p.
- Gailey, Harry A. The War in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay (1995) online edition
- Hastings, Max. Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 (2008), 656pp
- Inoguchi, Rikihei, Tadashi Nakajima, and Robert Pineau. The Divine Wind. 1958. on Kamikaze.
- Marston, Daniel, ed. The Pacific War Companion: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima (2005), 272pp excerpt and text search
- Morison, Samuel Eliot. History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. 3, The Rising Sun in the Pacific. (1961); Vol. 4, Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions. 1949; Vol. 5, The Struggle for Guadalcanal. (1949); Vol. 6, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier. 1950; Vol. 7, Aleutians, Gilberts, and Marshalls. (1951); Vol. 8, New Guinea and the Marianas. (1962); Vol. 12, Leyte. (1958); vol. 13, The Liberation of the Philippines: Luzon, Mindanao, the Visayas. (1959); Vol. 14, Victory in the Pacific. (1961). classic official history of U.S. Navy
- Okumiya, Masatake and Mitso Fuchida. Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan. (1955).
- Potter, E. B. and Chester W. Nimitz. Triumph in the Pacific. (1963). Naval battles
- Prange, Gordon W. At Dawn We Slept. (1982), the standard history of the Pearl Harbor attack excerpt and text search
- Prange, Gordon W. Miracle at Midway. (1982), the standard history excerpt and text search
- Smith, J. Douglas and Richard Jensen. World War II on the Web: A Guide to the Very Best Sites. (2002)
- Spector, Ronald. Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan (1985). excerpt and text search
- Toland, John. The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945 (1970); Pulitzer Prize history from Japanese perspective; excerpt and text search
- Willmott, H. P. Empires in Balance. (1982).
- Woodward, C. Vann. The Battle for Leyte Gulf (1947) online edition
- Yahara, Hiromichi. The Battle For Okinawa (1997), Japanese perspective excerpt and text search
- Y'Blood, William. Red Sun Setting: The Battle of the Philippine Sea. (1980).
- Zimmerman, John L. The Guadalcanal Campaign (1949) online edition
Primary sources
- Evans, David C., ed, The Japanese Navy In World War Ii: In the Words of Former Japanese Naval Officers, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1993 (ISBN 0870213164)
