“Battleship Yamato Still Afloat” N-349 The Century's Naval Battle Seen by a Bridge Lookout Kosaku Kobahashi Published by Kojinsha NF Bunko (June 2002, First Edition) Price: 724 yen ◎ Slight yellowing and scratches due to age. No problem for reading. ◎ About 2 pages have folded corners. (See photo) 〈Contents〉 Chapter 1: Sailing the Blue Ocean Chapter 2: In the Midst of Rigorous Training Chapter 3: The Sea of Mariana Burns Chapter 4: The Giant Ship, Sinks in the Sibuyan Sea Chapter 5: Living in the Sea of Shura Chapter 6: Even Though My Life Continues Chapter 7: Even Though I Became a Defeated Person A hellish picture of the century's great naval battle between Japan and the United States, seen by a sailor on the port side of the bridge of the "Yamato," which was hailed as an unsinkable battleship. What did the lower-ranking soldiers who faced the Battle of Leyte Gulf think, how did they fight, and how did they die in their respective departments to protect the "ship"? A moving non-fiction written by the author, who still carries fragments of the "Yamato's" steel plates in his body. "The Development Story of the Battleship Yamato" N-371 The Process Hidden in the Birth of the Strongest Battleship Kitaro Matsumoto et al. Published by Kojinsha NF Bunko (February 2003, First Edition) Price: 695 yen ◎ Yellowing and scratches due to age. No problem for reading. 〈Contents〉 Chapter 1: Design and Construction Chapter 2: Armament Chapter 3: "Yamato" and Its Era The highest and greatest product of Japanese shipbuilding technology and reigning at the top of the battleship development history, the "Yamato" - from its unparalleled solid hull structure to its thorough firing system, optical equipment, protective armor plates, and radar armament, the shipbuilding officers involved in its development and construction detail the process to completion in this topical technical war history. Those in charge tell the untold stories of the birth of the super battleship. #KosakuKobahashi #KitaroMatsumoto #Books #WorldWarII/WarStories