The Diary of Fading Victory

Matome, U: 2008 USA, softcover 731 pages. A rare, nearly day-by-day account from a senior Japanese naval commander, chronicling the Pacific War from his perspective, including his leadership of kamikaze operations and his personal reflections on loyalty, loss, and the conduct of the war. The diary offers invaluable insights into Japanese strategy, the realities of military life, and ends abruptly as Ugaki, devastated by Japan’s surrender, embarks on a final, fatal suicide mission on August 15, 1945 ISBN 9781591143246 In very good condition