Post-war Japan as a sea power
Subtitle: imperial legacy, wartime experience and the making of a navy
By: Alessio Patalano
Series: Bloomsbury studies in military history
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781472526519; 9781472522320; 9781472526823
Subjects: Sea-power; Naval History; Japan. Kaigun; Japan
Description: In Post-war Japan as a Sea Power, Alessio Patalano incorporates new, exclusive source material to develop an innovative approach to the study of post-war Japan as a military power. This archival-based history of Asia's most advanced navy, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), looks beyond the traditional perspective of viewing the modern Japanese military in light of the country's alliance with the US. The book places the institution in a historical context, analysing its imperial legacy and the role of Japan's shattering defeat in WWII in the post-war emergence of Japan as East Asia's 'sea power'
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-233) and index.
Table of contents: title: Japanese sea power: from Kaigun to Naiji; title: Ethos and traditions: the navy of Imperial Japan; title: History and memory: the Imperial Navy of the post-war era; title: Experience and legacy: the education of a new navy; title: Ethos and propaganda: ships, men, and the image of the naval profession; title: Strategy and policy: the "sea power" of the Pacific; title: Doctrine and capabilities: the quest for a balanced fleet; title: Conclusions: the near past, the near future.