johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
Japanese homeland radar warning network
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This is becoming a "Picture of the Minute" thread as the other one turned out. Time for me to move on. It's a great Idea for a thread Shinpachi but it deviated from your main intention - information from the Asian perspective of the conflict
Great pictures everyone!
Special thanks toShinpachi for providing the source material from Japan. The pictures remind me a lot of what was accomplished by Shattered Sword when the authors decided to consult Japanese scholarship on the Battle of Midway - it corrected a lot of misconceptions which persisted in Western sources. Although some consider the historical work concerning WW2 to be largely 'done', I think there is a huge treasure trove of information from Japan which remains to be made available to North American and European audiences.
For most of the non-Japanese pictures, I feel that if I tried hard enough, I *could* find them myself. As for the Japanese sourced photos.... I don't know where I'd even begin. Anyone else get that feeling?
Fantastic information. The assembly pictures are great. Is the source Koku-Fan. I had a paperback book by a Japanese admiral, whose name I can't remember, which was very informative on the Japanese strategy and tactics. It was an English translation long out of print and I was only half way through when I lost it. From the Japanese point of view, it was incredible informative and would like to find another. Give me guesses about title and author. Keep these great photos coming.