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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ACRONYMS
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
Literature Review
Research Design
CHAPTER 2 - INTERWAR STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL DEVELOPMENT
Genesis of the Japanese Submarine Strategy
Architect of the Submarine Strategy
Development of Submarine Technology during the Interwar Period
Development of Tactics and Training during the Interwar Period
Conclusions of the Interwar Period
CHAPTER 3 - EARLY WAR AND LIMITED SUCCESS: PEARL HARBOR THROUGH GUADALCANAL
Opening Shots
Moving Forward to Coral Sea and Midway
Prelude to Midway
Midway
Guadalcanal and the South Pacific
Operations on the North American West Coast
Conclusions from the First Half of the Pacific War
CHAPTER 4 - SUSTAINMENT, SPEED AND SUICIDE TORPEDOES: TACTICAL CHANGES AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
The Supply Problem
Aircraft Carrying Leviathans
Nimble Hot Rods
Consequences of the Building Program
Midgets and Suicide Torpedoes
Strategic and Tactical Changes
Conclusions from Tactical and Technological Changes
CHAPTER 5 - ANYTHING TO STOP THE BLEEDING: LATE SOLOMONS TO SURRENDER
Retreat from the Aleutians
Operations in the Indian Ocean
Rollback in the South Pacific
Losses in the Central Pacific and Operation A-Go
The Marianas Islands and Philippine Sea
Drastic Measures
Conclusions of the Late War Period
CHAPTER 6 - CONCLUSIONS
The Case for Japanese Power
Seeds of Failure
Missed Opportunities
Conclusion
Further Research
APPENDIX A - EVOLUTION OF IJN SUBMARINE FORCE COMPOSITION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Archival Material
Books
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Thesis
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