The box has some sun damage. The text is generally in good condition. Includes an appendix with a chronology. 11th printing, November 1987. In the late Showa 50th year (1975), the last admiral of the former Imperial Japanese Navy passed away. This was Shigeyoshi Inoue, considered to be the most intellectual figure in the Imperial Navy. He was consistently critical of the reckless war against the United States. As the principal of the Naval Academy, he rejected the argument to abolish English education. On the eve of the defeat, he risked his life to work towards ending the war to avoid the annihilation of the entire nation. After the war, he lived a life of poverty while teaching English to the neighborhood children. This is the final installment of the author's life work, the three-part series on naval admirals, following "Isoroku Yamamoto" and "Mitsumasa Yonai."