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Roger Pineau Papers
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, subject files, and writings, undated to 1993. Correspondence includes letters sent and received from authors, military leaders, political figures, publishers and editors as well as letters treating Pineau's appraisal work. Writings on World War II, Pacific battles, the Japanese Navy and aviation during World War II, and the Battle of Midway and naval intelligence. Subject files consist of correspondence, research source materials, booklets, and notes on Navy Memorial Museum and Smithsonian exhibits, a proposed book on Silas Talbot, White House military aides, Japan, the Panay Incident Pearl Harbor, travel and tours to the Far East, and Forrest Biard.
Divine Wind
A classic and poignant treatment of Japan's struggle between recognition of the kamikaze's futility and the country's pride in having made the attempt to stem the tide of the American advance in 1944-1945, this account, given by two former Kamikaze pilots, testifies to Japanese perspective of the last days of World War II. This book stands out among English-language translations of Japanese accounts of the Pacific war, and was translated by a former American officer who fought against the Japanese in the Pacific.
Japanese Destroyer Captain
This highly regarded war memoir was a best seller in both Japan and the United States during the 1960s and has long been treasured by historians for its insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific. The author was a survivor of more than one hundred sorties against the Allies and was known throughout Japan as the "Unsinkable Captain." A hero to his countrymen, Capt. Hara exemplified the best in Japanese surface commanders: highly skilled (he wrote the manual on torpedo warfare), hard driving, and aggressive. Moreover, he maintained a code of honor worthy of his samurai grandfather, and, as readers of this book have come to appreciate, he was as free with praise for American courage and resourcefulness as he was critical of himself and his senior commanders.
