Annotated Bibliography
Subject: Japanese Naval Strategy and Campaigns of
World War 2
Internet:
Kevin Zucker. “Japanese Navy at Guadalcanal 1942,”
Japanese Plans and Operations.” Conflict. Online
Internet 5/2/03 Available:
http://www.magweb.com/sample/ww2/co01guad.htm
This page explains the procedures of Japanese conduct during the Battle of Guadalcanal. It explains the ship and submarines that participated in the battle. It also explains how Japan prepared for the battle itself.
“Japanese; Conquest WW2, Pearl Harbor, Midway, Coral
Sea, Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiry…” Gordon Smith, Online.
Internet. 5/2/03 Available:
http://www.naval-history.net/ww2campaignsjapconqests.htm
This website shows a huge timeline on the Japanese battle campaign in the pacific. It starts from when Japan enters the war to how far they go until they reached their end.
“Japanese Navy Fighting Ships Gallery, Ichiki
Soutarou’s Work.” Ichiki Soutarou, Online. Internet.
5/1/03 Available:
http://www.mmic.co.jp/ichiki/fsg/gallery/a/index.html
“Pacific War Maps, Battle of Midway.” Online.
Internet. 5/1/03 Available: “Pacific War Maps, Battle
Of the Coral Sea.” Available:
http://www.combinedfleet.com/btl_mid.htm
The battle of Midway is explained here. The website has both brief and detailed information on the combined fleet’s operations at Midway and the results.
“Pearl Harbor Raid, 7 Dec. 1941 – Japanese Forces in
The Pearl Harbor Attack.” Online Library: Navy History
Database, Online. Internet. Available:
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/ph-ja1.htm
The raided of Pearl Harbor has been a mark of history since the day it occurred. The website explains Japan’s side of the story. The raid in the eyes of the Japanese is explained. The page shows what and how Japan planned the attack out.
“Japanese Navy at Guadalcanal 1942.” Online.
Internet. 5/5/03. Available:
http://www.magweb.com/sample/ww2/co01guao.htm
The Battle of Guadalcanal is being expressed again but this time in statistics. The site shows the exact ships used in Guadalcanal. To be more discrete the site explains and shows a chart of each fleet and their ships.
“Japanese Imperial Navy Page.” Online. Internet.
5/5/03. Available:
http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm
This website is used for its pictures of the Japanese Imperial ships of the navy. It also has a summary of its power and directories to different ship pictures.
“Road to Pearl Harbor.” Online. Internet.
Available:
http://history.acusd.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/RD-PEARL.html
“Road to Pearl Harbor.” Is a site that is basically a timeline of the events that took place before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. It identifies the Japanese preparation and scheming of each move. It also shows how they sent messages to one another in coding.
Phil Stokes. “Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto”
Japanese High Command. © 1995-2001
Online. Internet. 5/14/03
Available: http://www.stokesey.demon.co.uk/wwii/japs.html
This website has a brief and factual tribute to Admiral Yamamoto, Japan’s greatest naval Strategist. The site explains who he commanded. It also explains his role in the Japanese Navy. The last thing it explains is how he died.
Periodicals:
John Rich. “On the deck of a battleship, men of peace.
(Recounting of Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri,
September 2, 1945) (1945-1995)” National Newspaper
Index.
The Christian Science monitor, Sept 1, 1995 v87 n195
pg. 9 col. 1 (26 col. In).
Author not shown. “Japan: navy officer held as spy.
(man accused of passing secrets to Russian embassy)
The New York Times, Sept 9, 2000 pA6 (N) pA6 (L) col.
1 (2 col. In.)
Arthur A. Delaney. “The Philippines under Japanese
Rule. (part 2) (Issues of the Puppet Republic) Stamps,
Feb 29, 1992 v238 n9 pg.281 (3)
Eliot A. Cohen. “Kaigun Strategy, Tactics, and
Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1998-1941._
(book reviews) Foreign Affairs, May-June 1992 v77 n3
pg.136 (1)
Reference:
“Emperor Hirohito” Encyclopedia of World Biography
Second Edition Vol. 7 © 1998 Gale Research 835
Penobscot Bldg. Detroit, MI 48226-4094
Books:
Agawa, Hiroyuki. The Reluctant Admiral: Yamamoto and
The Imperial Navy. Kodansha International: November
2001.
Sterling Sea Grave and Peggy Seagrave. The Yamato Dynasty.
Broadway Books, a division of random House, Inc.,
1540 Broadway, New York, NY10036, 1999
