It's worth the money if you can still get it, even though it does have some incorrect info occasionally, particularly where minor ship's fates are concerned. I suspect that Jentschura used the results of US early post-war research into Japanese losses- sometimes, the Japanese themselves did not know what the cause of a particular loss was. The "Shinonome" is such a case. She was escorting the invasion convoy to Miri, but was sunk with all hands and as her sinking was not witnessed from other Japanese ships, it was assumed she hit a mine. Much later post-war research showed she had been actually sunk by Dutch aircraft. Initially ML-KNIL Glenn Martin bombers were credited with the kill, but further research showed she had actually been sunk by an MLD Do-24. Because of the conditions (cloudy) the Japanese had not observed any enemy air activity, hence they did not even consider the possibility of "Shinonome"'s loss being caused by aircraft. The ML Glenn Martins are now credited with sinking a subchaser; the confusion as to whether the Dornier or the Glenn Martins sank the "Shinonome"was caused by the remarkably similar way in which both ships sank- both received one or more direct hits, and both rapidly capsized before going to the bottom with all hands.
If you use it with caution as to such info for minor vessels, it is definitely an asset, especially the pics and drawings.
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