LEADER 04533nam 22006855 450 001 9910735997203321 005 20241211010001.0 010 $a9789819929979 010 $a9819929970 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-99-2997-9 035 $a(CKB)5700000000425924 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30678478 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30678478 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-99-2997-9 035 $a(OCoLC)1393224081 035 $a(EXLCZ)995700000000425924 100 $a20230806d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFriendship Across the Seas $eThe US Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force /$fby Naoyuki Agawa 205 $a2nd ed. 2023. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (277 pages) 311 08$a9789819929962 311 08$a9819929962 327 $aChapter 1. James E. Auer and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force -- Chapter 2. Kazuomi Uchida, the Chief of Maritime Staff -- Chapter 3. Teiji Nakamura, the Chief of Maritime Staff -- Chapter 4. Minesweepers Crossing the Sea -- Chapter 5. Arleigh Burke and the Founding of the JMSDF -- Chapter 6. Mr. Navy: Ichir? Masuoka -- Chapter 7. The US Navy?s War Generation -- Chapter 8.A Dogwood in Etajima, a Cherry Tree in Annapolis -- Chapter 9. Minesweepers Crossing the Sea Again -- Chapter 10. After the Gulf War -- Chapter 11. The Alliance and the Two Navies: 2001?2022 -- Chapter 12. Naval Alliance for a Better Peace. 330 $aThis Open Access book describes the history of the relationship between the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the heir to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), and the United States Navy (US Navy), with a focus on the individuals who helped build it. Former enemies who fought fiercely on the seas and in the air during the Pacific War, the two navies came to respect each other in action. Soon after the war, when the Cold War turned hot, they began to work together as allies, driven by their respective national interests. With the generous assistance of the US Navy, the JMSDF was established as its counterpart. Over the years, these two navies have gradually built strong ties. Individual officers and sailors on both sides overcame mixed feelings about their erstwhile foes to feel respect for and trust in each other. This was made possible by conducting countless joint exercises and operations at sea. US Navy leaders began to realize that this small maritime force, notwithstanding domestic political, constitutional, and legal limitations, does its job well, is reliable, and can be fully trusted. The JMSDF realized that, sharing common interests and values, there was no better navy in the Asia-Pacific region to ally with. Over seventy years of accumulated shared experiences have transformed this into perhaps the most successful navy-to-navy partnership in the world. The US-Japan maritime alliance today is anchored in this history. Numerous admirals, officers, and sailors of the two navies working together have greatly contributed to the stability and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region for the past seven decades. This book is intended for readers interested in the history of US-Japan relations and for naval officers and sailors from the US and other countries. It is the author?s sincere desire that they read this book and appreciate the longstanding cooperation between the JMSDF and the US Navy. 606 $aMilitary history 606 $aPolitics and war 606 $aJapan$xHistory 606 $aAsia$xHistory 606 $aInternational relations 606 $aMilitary History 606 $aMilitary and Defence Studies 606 $aHistory of Japan 606 $aAsian History 606 $aInternational Relations 615 0$aMilitary history. 615 0$aPolitics and war. 615 0$aJapan$xHistory. 615 0$aAsia$xHistory. 615 0$aInternational relations. 615 14$aMilitary History. 615 24$aMilitary and Defence Studies. 615 24$aHistory of Japan. 615 24$aAsian History. 615 24$aInternational Relations. 676 $a355.009 676 $a909 700 $aAgawa$b Naoyuki$f1951-2024.$01777289 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910735997203321 996 $aFriendship Across the Seas$94297989 997 $aUNINA