Sensōroku
by Matome Ugaki, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon
AdmiralsBiographyDiariesJapanJapan. Kaigun
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(Excerpted from Goodreads.) “…[T]hese wartime diaries of a key admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, provide a revealing inside look into the Japanese view of the Pacific War. Matome Ugaki was chief of staff of the Combined Fleet under Admiral Isoroki Yamamoto until both were shot down over Bougainville in April 1943, resulting in Yamamoto's death. He later served as commander of battleship and air fleets, finally directing the kamikaze attacks off Okinawa. Invaluable for its details of the Japanese navy at war, the diaries offer a running appraisal of the fighting and are augmented by editorial commentary that proves especially useful to American readers eager to see the war from the other side. When first published in 1991, this dairy was hailed as a major contribution to World War II literature as the only firsthand account of strategic planning for the entire war by a Japanese commander.”
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AdmiralsBiographyDiariesJapanJapan. KaigunJapanese Naval operations
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Japan
About the authors
Matome Ugaki
1890 – 1945
Donald M. Goldstein
Donald M. Goldstein, Ph.D. (University of Denver) is a retired Air Force officer who served for 22 years. He is currently a Professor of Public and International Affairs at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Goldstein is author or co-author of over 50 articles and 21 books. His most famous is *At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor*, which is in its 20th printing. The book was first runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize in 1982 and was on the *New York Times* bestseller list for 47 weeks. His book, *Miracle at Midway*, was on the bestseller lists for 9 weeks. Averaging over 200 talks a year to radio, TV and civic organiza…
Katherine V. Dillon
1916 – 2005
Katherine V. Dillon (1916–2005) was a chief warrant officer, United States Air Force (retired), and longtime collaborator with Gordon W. Prange and Donald M. Goldstein on their work. She served during World War II and the Korean War.
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