WWII Japanese Army and Navy Websites
Imperial Japanese Army Page
http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/
This Home Page is dedicated to the Imperial Japanese Army.
The descriptions and data of this page are all based on Japanese sources, and they are translated into English directly.
So, you will find a lot of information which has never been published in the West. The purpose of this Home Page is to describe Imperial Japanese Army from a military viewpoint.
Imperial Japanese Navy Page
http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm
At the beginning of the Second World War, the Japanese Navy (or, in the Japanese language, Nihon Kaigun, or even Teikoku Kaigun, the Imperial Navy) was arguably the most powerful navy in the world. Its naval aviation corps, consisting of 10 aircraft carriers and 1500 topnotch aviators, was the most highly trained and proficient force of its kind. Its 11 (soon to be 12) battleships were among the most powerful in the world. And its surface forces, armed with the superb 24" Type 93 (Long Lance) torpedo, were incomparable night fighters. How and why this impressive force was eventually crushed by the U.S. Navy is a subject that has fascinated me practically forever. Maybe I’m just intrigued by the underdog. In any case, this page is devoted to the proud navy that lost the Pacific War.
Classic Combat Aircraft - Japanese Aircraft
http://members.tripod.com/chip2500/id21.htm
Japanese Aircraft, Ships, & Historical Research
http://www.j-aircraft.com/
