1981
Hardback edition (Book Club) with dust jacket. 318 pages, 37 black and white photos, 4
maps, two diagrams of Yamato, appendix and an index.
Good Cond. --- $19.95
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The Kamikaze Mission of the Battleship Yamato, April 1945
by Russell Spurr
Used Hardback (book club) with dust jacket
318 pages, 37 black and white photos, 4 maps and diagrams
Used $19.95

Note: Black and white photos below appear in the book.

Photo below: Yamato at sea in 1941

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"This is a wonderful book which reconstructs the last mission of the super-battleship Yamato with great clarity and attention to detail. Spurr has also devoted many pages to the collateral action taking place after the US landings on Okinawa, like the kamikaze strikes against the US naval armada and the futile trials of Japanese submarines to hit the invaders. The air strikes against the Yamato and its group of accompanying ships are perfectly explained along with details of all the possible hits attained against the battleship. The author interviewed many Yamato survivors and these men revealed also some annoying piece of information: after the battleship's demise, US fliers made low firing passes against the Japanese survivors, a nasty gesture surely for a gallant foe. I really enjoyed the chapter where Spurr presents admiral Mitscher's tactical dilemma and the way he chose to solve it. A very nice book about a forgotten episode of the Pacific War." Dimitrios
"The Yamato Battleship is one of those topics that never ceases to attract interest. Like the German Bismark, this ship was a victory of propaganda, pride of the nation and as such, too risky to loose. So many resources were put into this massive project from such a small nation as Japan. It was a technological masterpiece. The largest battleship ever built, the Yamato only fired its massive 18" guns once in anger, during the battle of the Philippine Sea—a battle which the Japanese almost won, but snatched a loss from the jaws of victory. The last voyage of the Yamato was a suicide trip, a desperate measure from a nation desperate to delay the inevitable loss of the war. At the time it was built, neither the Japanese nor the US Navies realized that the Aircraft Carriers would be the decisive ships of the war. I highly recommend this book because it gives the story from the Japanese perspective. Everyone knew it was a suicide trip, yet all were committed to die with honor for their Emperor. It is important to read and understand the other side's view of what happened in history, and this book does just that. This is not a book for those seeking technical information about the Yamato, but rather creates a "you-were-there" picture." Cpt Matt