Fading Victory 1941-45-Revised: The Diary of Adm. Matome Ugaki, 1941-1945
Long out of print, theses 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...
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Long out of print, theses 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.
List of Abbreviations viiForeword xiPreface xvNow Our Combined Fleet Forces Are Deploying: Preface through 7 December 1941 3No Greater Victory: 8 December 1941-28 February 1942 42A Second Victory Celebration: March-May 1942 98Don't Let Another Day Like This Come: June-July 1942 133The Scene of a Fierce Battle: August-September 1942 175The Chief of Staff Must Never Relax: October 1942-April 1943 222Time Is Running Out: 22 February-31 May 1944 332Awakened from a Dream of Victory: June-August 1944 381Another Complete Defeat: September-November 1944 447Such a Miserable Situation: December 1944-March 1945 526Pressed Beneath the Pole Star: April-May 1945 567To Die as a Samurai: 1 June-15 August 1945 623Epilogue 665Ugaki Career Brief 669List of Names Cited in Text 671Notes 689Selected Bibliography 707Index 711
