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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A literate account of the short-lived but dynamic navy of Japan. Always one of the major drivers of a fragile economy, the navy was an important pillar of Japan's drive to be taken seriously as a world power. Like the army of Prussia, it was more important as a bargaining counter than a actual force. In the face of the USA/U.K. naval alliance, it had little chance to achieve victory. After a fifty year run of considerable success it failed at last. This is a pretty even-handed account. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)359.00952Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Navy; Naval Science Biography; History By Place Asia JapanLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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