Hara's "Japanese Destroyer Captain"

bengtsson · Post by **bengtsson** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:25 pm

Well at last the USNI Press has come out with a hard cover reprint of Hara's memior "Japanese Destroyer Captain". Available from USNI Press in April. I'll get a copy just to replace my worn old paperback copy from the late 1960s. Somehow that book made it from my destroyer's ships library into my seabag when I transferred to a new DD. Now how did that happen

! No fear, I left them half a dozen of my no longer wanted books.
Seriously though, there are few books that tell first hand the story of IJN at war. This book is first rate. A must have for Pacific War fans.

ISBN: 978-1-59114-354-3

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:39 pm

I've been waiting for this to be republished for years, definately one of the seminal works on the IJN destroyer perspective given in english.

Here's the new cover:-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Japanese-Destro ... 65&sr=11-1

Gone Asiatic · Post by **Gone Asiatic** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:11 am

An excellent read and must have for IJN buffs and/or WWII history buffs.

A few minor errors I found, but none so significant.

Filipe Ramires · Post by **Filipe Ramires** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:27 am

Probably the best IJN destroyer account we can find out there...even more for who wrote it.

Quincy · Post by **Quincy** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:26 am

I*'m about 80% done reading IJN Destroyer Captain. What an excellent book, I'm not a big reader but this book has myself glued to it.

I picked up a hardbound copy of I-Boat Captain extremely cheap ($5.43 that includes shipping) from Amazon and will be next on my reading list.

Bob Pink.

J. Soca · Post by **J. Soca** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:20 pm

I bought the book about a month ago. First of all, I got to say this is a must-have for any IJN fan. Yesterday, I got to page 174, just a little bit after Hara was in one of the night battles at Guadalcanal. It�s amazing how he survived this night battle and only lost 43 crewmen. I think (my opinion) this is a great book, I do agree with GONE ASIATIC it has some spelling errors but nothing big. You won�t be disappointed if you choose to buy it, that I promise you .

J. Soca · Post by **J. Soca** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:16 am

Yesterday night, I finished reading the book. It was an amazing journey from the beginning to the end, I enjoyed every single bit of it. Even though, Hara was a superb and experienced commander, I think he was a real lucky guy to have survived the war. This one and �The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors� are two of my favorite books so far.

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Hara's "Japanese Destroyer Captain"

Hara's "Japanese Destroyer Captain"

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