Post-war Japan as a Sea Power Imperial Legacy, Wartime Experience and the Making of a Navy

In Post-war Japan as a Sea Power, Alessio Patalano incorporates new, exclusive source material to develop an innovative approach to the study of post-war Japan as a military power. This archival-based history of Asia's most advanced navy, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), looks beyond the traditional perspective of viewing the modern Japanese military in light of the country's alliance with the US. The book places the institution in a historical context, analysing its imperial legacy and the role of Japan's shattering defeat in WWII in the post-war emergence of Japan as East Asia's 'sea power'.

Alessio Patalano is Lecturer in East Asian Warfare and Security at the Department of War Studies, King's College London, UK.

Introduction: Japanese Sea Power: From Kaigun to Kaiji
Chapter 1: Traditions and Ethos: The Emperor's Navy
Chapter 2: History and Memory: Creating the Imperial Legacy
Chapter 3: Legacy and Experience: Shaping the New Navy
Chapter 4: Ethos and Propaganda: A Century-old Navy with New Men and Capabilities
Chapter 5: Strategy and Policy: The "Sea Power" of the Pacific
Chapter 6: Doctrine and Fleet: A Balanced Force
Conclusions: The Recent Past and the Near Future
Bibliography
Index