During the Pacific War; at Java Sea; Coral Sea; Midway; Guadalcanal; throughout the Solomons; Marianas; Leyte Gulf; Iwo Jima; and Okinawa campaigns; destroyers were the backbone of every fleet. Arguably the most successful component of the Imperial Japanese Fleet was its destroyer force. These ships were generally larger than their Allied counterparts and were better armed in most cases. Armed with a large; long-range torpedo (eventually called Long Lance by the Allies); these ships proved themselves as formidable opponents. In the first part of the war; Japanese destroyers were instrumental in an unbroken string of Japanese victories. However; it was not until the Guadalcanal campaign that these ships fully demonstrated their power. In a series of night actions; these ships devastated Allied task forces with a number of daring night attacks using their deadly torpedoes. Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers details the history; weapons and tactics of the Japanese destroyers built just before the war and throughout the war. This includes the famous Kagero and Yugumo classes. These were the classes which provided the bulk of the most modern Japanese destroyers and which were employed in battlefields all over the Pacific and became feared opponents. These designs led to the large Akitsuki class antiaircraft destroyers designed and built to screen fleet units from air attack. Also included in this volume will be the experimental destroyer Shimakaze with her almost 40 knot top speed and heavy torpedo armament of 15 tubes. The last class to be covered will be the Matsu class which was the Japanese equivalent to an Allied destroyer escort. These ships were designed to be built quickly and cheaply; but proved to be very tough ships in combat. An analysis of destroyer designs includes an examination of their strengths and weaknesses and the success (or lack of success) as compared to comparable Allied destroyer designs.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A much needed analysis of modern epistemology and its creation of modern atheismBy BrentHyman's history is hardly a who's who of modern atheists. Rather; it traces the route by which modern epistemological discussion produced atheism. Hyman contends that the God the atheist rejects and the theist defends is a distinctly modern concept whose identity was shaped by subjectivist Enlightenment epistemologies; both rational and empirical. Hyman exposes two tendencies in the modern debate over God's existence. The first is the Theist's unwitting endorsement of epistemic justifications for God's existence that simultaneously present new angles for atheistic counterattack. The second is the atheist's inability to recognize the God he rejects is a modern construct; but God Himself may be immune to rejection. In short; modern theism and modern atheism exist in a symbiotic relationship and flourish on similar epistemic foundations. For anyone who has the sneaking suspicion that the medieval tradition can make a positive contribution to modern thought; Hyman's book is a must read.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy anwarthank you1 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Purchased as textbookBy Barry S.This book was used in the class Evil; Suffering; and God. The development of the idea of God that philosophers have held over time is pretty good. As a retiree in a college classromm; I am in over my head; however; I was still able to glean some interesting ideas; thanks to the professor.
