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by John Prados


  Fujinami (destroyer), 110, 330, 333

  Fukuan Maru (oiler), 154, 193

  Fukudome, Admiral Shigeru, 49, 50, 96–98, 99, 128, 130–37, 139, 140, 143–45, 161, 195, 258

  Fuso (battleship), 27, 67, 110, 173–74, 178, 182–83, 230, 231, 237, 239, 240, 242, 247, 250n

  Fuyutsuki (destroyer), 47

  G-2 (U.S. Army intelligence), 59

  G4M2 “Betty” bombers, 52, 124, 133, 138, 141, 142, 157, 158, 194, 195

  Gadd, Ensign Peter R., 236

  Gekko “Irving” fighters, 52, 78

  Genda, Captain Minoru, 158, 191

  Gensel, Chief Radioman D. C., 86

  German High Seas Fleet, 63

  Ginga P1Y (“Francis”), 138, 144, 194, 195

  Goggins, Captain William B., 90

  Goldstein, Donald M., 4

  Gondarira, Commander Masao, 319

  Gore, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) J. H., 304

  Gralla, Commander Arthur R., 144

  Great Kanto Earthquake, 95

  Great Marianas Turkey Shoot (see Philippine Sea, Battle of the)

  Great White Fleet, 80

  Guadalcanal, 61, 66, 81, 100, 108, 162, 166, 188, 211, 219, 230, 275, 303, 313

  Guam, 21, 31, 32, 36, 42, 114, 181

  Hachiman Force, 28

  Hackett, Robert, 204

  Hagen, Lieutenant Robert C., 306

  Haguro (heavy cruiser), 154, 208, 292, 293, 295, 306, 311, 312, 314, 317, 320–21, 324

  Halsey, Admiral William F. “Bull,” 15, 38, 71, 75, 78, 112, 117, 162, 198, 262, 275, 329

  background of, 80–82

  “Bull’s Run,” 221, 222, 225, 269–74, 308, 344, 345, 348–49, 351, 352

  Dirty Tricksters and, 218, 220

  at Guadalcanal, 81, 219

  intelligence operations of, 72–73, 84, 85, 98, 113

  Kinkaid and, 145, 152, 271–73, 309–10, 320, 351–52

  Leyte operation and, 156–57, 200–1, 217–25, 230, 231, 233, 253, 254, 259, 260, 269–74, 309, 320, 330, 343

  MacArthur and, 217, 271, 349

  Nimitz and, 219–21, 223, 271, 274, 275, 310, 349

  Pacific war strategy and, 81–83, 217

  Palau landings and, 4

  Philippine strategy and, 82–87, 89, 90, 92, 94

  physical appearance of, 80

  pilot training of, 80–81

  at Rabaul, 81

  in Solomons, 71, 72, 81

  South China Sea raid and, 338, 340

  staff of, 72–74

  Taiwan air battle and, 119, 123, 130–34, 136, 137, 140–46, 148–49, 151, 152, 159, 281, 349

  Third Fleet command and, 81

  weather prediction and, 118

  Hamanami (destroyer), 110, 332

  Hamilton, Captain Thomas, 253, 254

  Hanaka, Captain Takuo, 248

  Hara, Captain Tameichi, 61, 346, 347

  Hardison, Commander C. M., 249

  Harlfinger, Commander Frederick J., 280

  Harris, Lieutenant Cecil E., 135

  Harrison, Lieutenant John, 41

  Haruna (battleship), 102, 104, 153, 169, 190, 205, 212, 256, 289, 293, 295, 306, 314, 316, 317, 319, 332

  Hasegawa, Ensign Kaoru, 53–55

  Hasegawa, Admiral Kiyoshi, 65

  Hashimoto, Captain, 250

  Hashimoto, Vice Admiral Shintaro, 208, 289, 312, 321

  Hathaway, Commander Amos T., 310, 311, 320

  Hatsuharu (destroyer), 245

  Hatsuzuki (destroyer), 277

  Hattori, Colonel Takushiro, 31, 131, 174–75

  Haugen, Ensign Edward S., 237

  Hauman, Lieutenant Commander Harley K., 280

  Hayakawa, Vice Admiral Mikio, 177

  Hayashimo (destroyer), 170, 331–33

  Hayatomo (oil barge), 154

  Hemingway, Captain, 160

  Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 230

  Hideyoshi, 336

  High Command (movie), 121–22

  Hindmarsh, Albert E., 60

  Hipper, Franz von, 278

  Hiraide, Rear Admiral Hideo, 66

  Hirakawa, Petty Officer Hideo, 136

  Hirata, Captain Tsutomu, 239, 247

  Hirayama, Commander Shigeo, 292, 305, 306

  Hirayama, Lieutenant Commander Toshio, 333

  Hirohito, Emperor, 24, 30, 32–34, 37–38, 126, 147, 148, 150, 155–56, 193, 226, 267, 328, 342, 345

  Hirose, Lieutenant Commander Eisuke, 204, 206

  Hitler, Adolf, 7, 12, 31

  Hitomi, Captain Soichiro, 292, 305, 306, 307, 332

  Hiyodori (torpedo boat), 187, 188

  Hiyoshi, Japan, 62, 214, 252, 327–28

  HMAS Arunta (destroyer), 240

  HMAS Australia (battle cruiser), 195

  HMAS Shropshire (cruiser), 199, 249

  HMS Indomitable (aircraft carrier), 168

  HMS Prince of Wales (battleship), 192, 257

  HMS Renown (battleship), 168

  HMS Repulse (battleship), 192, 257

  HMS Victorious (aircraft carrier), 168

  Hollandia, New Guinea, 84, 115, 146, 152, 153

  Holloway, James L. III, 242

  Holmes, Commander Wilfred J. “Jasper,” 40–43, 58, 59, 91–92, 97–98, 111, 114, 146

  Holmes House, Hawaii, 10, 15

  Homonhon Island, 152, 160

  Honda, Lieutenant Yoshikuni, 152–53

  Hong Kong, 182, 333

  Hornfischer, James D., 322

  Hoshi, Ensign Shuzo, 202

  Hoshina, Vice Admiral Zenshiro, 45–47

  Hoskins, Captain J. H., 197, 198

  Hosoya, Petty Officer Shiro, 202, 204, 205

  Hoyt, Edwin P., 3

  Hyuga (battleship-aircraft carrier), 27, 56, 113, 126, 258, 259, 263, 268, 313

  I-1 (submarine), 188

  I-26 (submarine), 282

  I-36 (submarine), 283, 284

  I-37 (submarine), 283, 284

  I-41 (submarine), 31

  I-45 (submarine), 282

  I-47 (submarine), 283, 284

  I-54 (submarine), 282, 283

  I-56 (submarine), 282

  Icenhower, Lieutenant Commander Joseph, 279

  India, 38

  Indian Ocean, 178, 210, 257, 281, 282

  Indonesia, 11, 115, 229, 303

  Indooroopilly, Australia, 95

  Inland Sea, 333

  Inner Empire, 10, 11

  Inoguchi, Captain Rikihei, 131, 190–91, 247

  Inoguchi, Captain Toshihei, 102, 104, 201–7, 313

  Inoue, Captain Yoshio, 248

  Inouye, Commander Takeo, 318

  Intelligence, 3, 10, 25, 38–43, 45, 57–61, 72–73, 76, 80, 82, 84–86, 89–92, 94–95, 97, 98, 111–17, 120, 123, 128, 131, 132, 138, 139, 141, 144, 146–50, 154–56, 159, 168, 171, 177, 181–83, 188, 198–99, 218, 222–23, 226, 227, 256, 259–60, 282–84, 286, 334, 343, 344, 351, 355

  Ise (battleship-aircraft carrier), 27, 56, 113, 258, 263, 264, 268, 279

  Ishida, Commander Tsuneo, 213

  Ishihara, Rear Admiral Itsu, 207–8, 332

  Ishii, Captain Hisashi, 245

  Ishio, Sunao, 95

  Island hopping tactic, 10, 71

  Islands of Destiny: The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun (Prados), 1–3

  Isuzu (light cruiser), 47, 265, 268

  Itakura, Lieutenant Commander Mitsuma, 31

  Italian Navy, 63, 174

  Ito, Commander Atsuo, 318

  Ito Masanori, 69, 226, 317, 346, 347

  Iwata, Ensign Daisaburo, 54

  Iwate (cruiser), 313

  Iwo Jima
, 15, 28, 75, 76

  Janney, Lieutenant Frederick M. “Wistar,” 121–22, 125, 269

  Japanese Americans, 58, 94, 95, 97

  Japanese forces

  First Air Fleet, 24, 25, 26, 37, 38, 48, 58, 66, 78, 86, 89, 92, 99, 106, 127, 131, 137, 138, 140, 157, 158, 161, 191, 194, 202, 207, 260

  1st Combined Communications Unit, 38

  2nd Air Division, 161, 163

  Second Air Fleet, 37, 48, 49, 64, 66, 128, 133–38, 182, 195

  Third Air Fleet, 48, 132, 133, 138

  Third Fleet (kido butai), 257

  4th Air Army, 60, 82, 86, 157, 159, 161, 194

  Fourth Fleet, 24, 61

  Sixth Fleet, 25, 26, 38, 155, 280–83

  7th Air Regiment, 50

  Twelfth Air Fleet, 28

  14th Area Army, 60, 86, 165–67

  16th Infantry Division, 161, 165, 166

  22nd Air Regiment, 88

  22nd Torpedo Boat division, 124

  23rd Interceptor Unit, 124

  26th Air Flotilla, 106, 158, 191

  30th Division, 160

  30th Squadron, 82

  31st Army, 24, 38

  31st Escort Squadron, 258–59

  32nd Air Regiment, 82

  32nd Fighter Group, 136

  33rd Regiment, 167

  35th Army, 60, 167

  51st Air Flotilla, 49, 133

  98th Air Regiment, 50

  201st Naval Air Group, 49, 78–79, 88, 191

  245th Air Group, 124

  252nd Naval Air Group, 49

  331st Air Group, 190

  341st Air Group, 193

  343rd Naval Air Group, 50

  401st Air Group, 136

  Naval Air Group 601, 56

  Naval Air Group 653, 56

  Naval Air Group 654, 56

  752nd Naval Air Group, 49, 50

  762nd Air Group, 132, 144

  763rd Air Group, 132

  901st Air Group, 134, 196

  Battleship Division 1, 44, 102, 189, 190, 298, 312, 317

  Battleship Division 2, 68, 106, 110, 111, 171, 173–74, 176, 177, 180, 182–83, 213, 218, 230–40, 242–52, 287, 290, 291, 293, 300, 309, 327, 353

  Battleship Division 3, 295, 320

  Carrier Division 1, 56

  Carrier Division 3, 56, 258

  Central Pacific Area Fleet, 26, 38

  Cruiser Division 4, 188, 230

  Cruiser Division 5, 168, 177, 208, 289, 295, 307, 312, 321

  Cruiser Division 7, 154, 292, 295, 301, 303

  Cruiser Division 8, 256

  Cruiser Division 16, 109–10, 154, 170, 173, 178–79, 332

  Destroyer Division 2, 333

  Destroyer Division 18, 248

  Destroyer Division 21, 245

  Destroyer Flotilla 2, 110, 154, 177, 305

  Destroyer Flotilla 10, 154, 171, 322, 323

  Hachiman Force, 28

  Imperial General Headquarters (IGHQ), 23, 26, 30, 31, 33–37, 92, 107, 125–28, 131, 140, 155, 165, 166, 174, 177

  Japanese Naval Air Force (JNAF), 48–50, 52–55, 57–58, 65, 66, 68, 69, 76, 78, 79, 86, 88, 89, 99, 109, 113, 120, 123, 124, 128, 130–32, 134–36, 138–40, 142–49, 153, 157, 158, 161, 177, 182, 190–98, 218, 227, 232, 244, 252, 257, 294, 327, 344, 354

  Kikusui unit, 283

  Kure Naval District, 47, 102, 105, 120, 180, 258, 280, 282

  Kurita fleet (Second Fleet, 1st Diversion Attack Force), 27, 63–65, 65, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 106, 110, 111, 113, 114, 116, 117, 126, 130, 153–56, 168–71, 175–78, 180, 182, 183, 185, 188–90, 200, 205–7, 211–16, 218, 220–24, 231, 234, 238, 244, 252, 262, 270, 272, 275, 283, 284, 286–90, 292–99, 303, 308–10, 314–25, 327–29, 331, 332, 334, 341, 343, 344, 351–54

  Minesweeper Division 19, 244

  Navy General Staff (NGS), 24, 26, 28, 34–36, 44, 64, 79, 105, 110, 120, 126, 128, 130–32, 138, 147, 158, 173, 174, 193, 256, 341

  Owada Group, 120, 171, 325, 327

  Ozawa fleet (First Mobile Fleet), 24, 26–28, 30, 31, 56, 63–68, 99, 111, 113, 133, 154, 170, 171, 179, 180, 182, 183, 218–19, 221–25, 244, 253, 254, 257–68, 275–77, 279, 280, 283, 334, 343, 344, 347

  pilot training, 53–55

  Red Force, 169

  Sea Eagles, 130, 131, 138–42, 196, 198

  Shima fleet (Fifth Fleet, 2nd Diversion Attack Force), 27, 28, 30, 65, 67, 68, 99, 105, 106, 117, 133, 144, 145, 170, 171, 173, 179–80, 182, 220, 226–28, 232, 238, 243, 244–48, 250, 251, 293, 300, 309, 327, 332, 344, 353

  Southern Area Army, 34

  Southern Expeditionary Force, 257

  Southwest Area Fleet, 66, 86, 99–100, 120, 170, 173, 225, 227, 296, 327

  Submarine Division 15, 283

  Supreme War Council, 33, 35

  T Air Attack Force, 49–50, 132, 133, 136, 138, 141, 144, 147, 148, 182, 247

  Takeo Naval Guard Force, 66

  Yokosuka Air Group, 28

  “Japan’s Fleet in Being Strategy” (Ito Masanori), 69

  Java, 257

  Java Sea, Battle of the, 230, 305

  Jenkins, Chief Gunner, 324

  Jensen, Ensign Hans L., 299, 309

  Jinei Maru (oiler), 260, 280

  JN-25 (code), 39

  Johnson, Lyndon B., 12

  Joint Chiefs of Staff, 12, 14, 18, 19, 83–84, 338

  Joint Intelligence Center Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA), 18, 39–43, 57–60, 90–92, 94, 97, 98, 111–14, 112, 117, 131, 143, 146, 182, 255

  Joy, Rear Admiral C. Turner, 80

  July 20 plot, 7

  Jutland, Battle of, 213, 256, 278, 286, 288, 321

  Jyo, Captain Eichiro, 193, 267

  Kaiten suicide torpedoes, 281, 283–84

  Kaizuka, Rear Admiral Takeo, 265, 267–69

  Kajiwara, Captain Sueyoshi, 332

  Kakuta, Vice Admiral Kakuji, 25, 38

  Kami, Captain Shigenori, 27–28, 100, 107

  Kamikaze (tai-atari), 7, 70, 109, 138–39, 158, 191–93, 194, 195, 281, 283–84, 327, 337

  Kanechika, Ensign Hisao, 205

  Kaneohe Bay naval air station, Hawaii, 17

  Kangeleon, Colonel Ruperto, 160

  Kanoka, Rear Admiral Empei, 247, 251

  Kanoya Air Base, Japan, 138, 159, 182

  Kariya, Commander Minoru, 206

  Kase, Private Secretary Toshikazu, 22, 30, 32, 335, 336

  Kato, Captain Kenkichi, 201–3, 206, 207

  Kato, Seaman Yasuo, 240

  Katsuragi (aircraft carrier), 55, 56

  Kawabata, Commander Makoto, 259

  Kawasaki, Captain Harumi, 179

  Keelung, Taiwan, 333

  Kenney, General George, 116

  Ki-61 “Tony” fighters, 88, 124

  Ki-67 “Peggy” bombers, 50

  Kido, Lord, 33, 37, 140, 147

  Kimura, Captain Makoto, 124

  Kimura, Rear Admiral Masatome, 247, 248

  King, Admiral Ernest J., 59, 83, 310, 338

  MacArthur and, 17

  Nimitz and, 14, 81

  Pacific war strategy and, 11–14, 16, 19, 44

  King Neptune’s Court, 76, 86

  Kingsepp, Sander, 204

  Kinkaid, Vice Admiral Thomas C., 84, 112, 162, 199, 220–21, 223, 231, 233, 235, 248, 252, 274, 284, 287, 288, 290, 300, 308, 319, 325, 345, 346, 349

  Halsey and, 145, 152, 271–73, 309–10, 320, 352–53

  Kintberger, Commander Leon, 310, 311

  Kinu (light cruiser), 155, 178, 179, 332

  Kiri (destroyer), 259

  Kisarazu base, 50

  Kishi, Captain Yoshiyuki, 265

  Kishinami (destroyer), 110, 186, 189

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  Kitakami Maru (supply ship), 109

  Kiyoshimo (destroyer), 188, 332

  Kobe, Rear Admiral Yuji, 289, 291–92, 318

  Koga, Admiral Mineichi, 23, 35, 41, 96–98, 103, 126

  Koiso, General Kuniaki, 33, 138, 335, 336

  Koitabashi, Petty Officer Kosaku, 286, 312–13

  Kojima, Ensign Kiyofumi, 105

  Kondo, Admiral Nobutake, 46, 61, 303

  Kongo (battleship), 153, 169, 190, 205, 285, 289, 293, 296, 306, 310, 313, 317, 318

  Koshino, Commander Kimitake, 203–4

  Kossler, Commander Herman J., 40–41

  Kossol Roads, Palau, 283

  Kovar, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Isadore M. “Mike,” 247–48

  Koyanagi Tomiji, Rear Admiral, 99, 100, 103, 106, 107, 178, 207, 208, 210, 213, 229, 286, 287, 293–98, 301, 312, 313, 325, 327, 332, 347

  Krueger, Lieutenant General Walter, 162, 167

  Kudo, Lieutenant Hakari, 202–3, 205

  Kudo, Commander Kaneo, 282

  Kumano (heavy cruiser), 154, 230, 292–93, 303–7, 331–33

  Kumon, Captain Shigenori, 267

  Kuno, Captain Shuzo, 49–50, 132, 133, 138, 139, 247

  Kunstler, Machinist Mate William, 301

  Kurihara, Captain Etsuzo, 148

  Kuril Islands, 104

  Kurita, Vice Admiral Takeo, 65, 67, 68, 100–2, 104–7, 110, 153–56, 168–71, 173–78, 180, 183, 186, 188–91, 201–2, 204, 207, 208, 210–16, 218, 219, 221–25, 227, 228, 231, 234–36, 244, 245, 261, 262, 270, 271, 285–90, 292–98, 300, 303, 312–14, 316–19, 321, 324, 325, 327, 328, 331, 332, 334, 341, 343, 344–48, 352–54

  Kuroda, Captain Yoshio, 314, 319

  Kusaka, Admiral Ryunosuke, 22, 26–28, 47, 62–63, 69, 100–1, 107, 117, 126, 128, 130–32, 138, 139, 144, 145, 154, 155, 173, 180, 182, 212, 214, 215, 228, 229, 290, 328, 342, 344, 345, 354, 355

  Kuwa (escort), 269

  Kwajalein, 42

  Kyushu, 11, 33, 138, 255

  Landing Ship Tank (LST), 108, 199, 283

  Lane, Commander Richard, 249

  Lasswell, Marine Major Alva, 90–91

  Layton, Captain Edwin T., 41–42, 57, 97–98

  Leahy, Admiral William D., 7–10, 12, 14, 17–19, 340

  Lee, Vice Admiral Willis Augustus “Ching,” 220, 221, 223–25, 253, 269, 270, 271, 273, 274, 276, 288–89, 329

  Leeson, Commander Robert A., 236, 237, 247

  Leyte, 15, 19, 78–80, 82–84, 94, 127, 130

  invasion of, 152, 155, 159, 160–67, 190, 194, 199, 219, 278, 345

  Leyte Gulf, Battle of, 1–4, 98, 107, 108, 119, 125, 128, 150, 156, 181–330

  approach to contact, 168–78, 180, 183

  Cape Engaño, 218, 219, 221, 261–69, 276–78

 

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