The Yamato

[Rockin Robbins]

Originally Posted by WernherVonTrapp

I watched the entire video last night, though I was too tired to post a reply at the time. I found it to be very intriguing and I don't recall ever seeing it before, yet some sections seemed familiar to me. I was especially interested in the accounts of the individual survivors, who still appeared to be imbued with the bushido ideology, though I understand they were speaking in retrospect. The Ten-Go operation is spoken of in the book, "Japanese Destroyer Captain", by Tameichi Hara, who commanded the (I think) light cruiser Yahagi duringthat operation.

One of the best WWII books I've ever read! If you want to understand the Japanese Navy, Japanese Destroyer Captain is a necessity!

[WernherVonTrapp]

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

One of the best WWII books I've ever read! If you want to understand the Japanese Navy, Japanese Destroyer Captain is a necessity!

Yes, I thought so too. Though I know I'm going a bit off topic here, I just can't say enough about that book for anyone who truly is interested in WWII Pacific History. I've read so many books on the PTO, some, too many years ago to recall their titles. Out of all those books, the top three that stick out in my mind as being the most intriguing are:

Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
-Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully

Japanese Destroyer Captain
-Tameichi Hara

The Eagle And The Rising Sun: The Japanese-American War, 1941-1943
-Alan Schom

I also have to add an honorable mention to an older, but no less interesting book titled:
The Tenth Fleet: (The true story of the U.S. Navy's "phantom" fleet battling U-Boats during World War II)
-Ladislas Farago (Author of Patton)

My apologies for going off topic, but these books (IMHO) are must read titles for the PTO or U-Boat enthusiasts.

[Ducimus]

I work from home, and listen to documentaries on my home PC whilist I work for background noise that is interesting. I have a boatload of documentary links saved. I ran into that one last week.

[TorpX]

The surviving crewmen were very interesting. It's amazing they lived through it all.

It is ironic that that it was so much a symbol of Japan's Imperial might, but had to be kept "secret". I think the whole point is lost.