Silent Service.
Japanese kamikazes
Axis powers
German subs fought "Guerre de Course." (Merchant Sinkings) Japanese subs fought "Guerre de Escadre." (Warships vs Warships) US subs fought both.
world leaders agreed to limit construction of large warships.
During WWII, the nickname given to Japanese Americans was "Nip". This is a shorten version of their country name in Japanese which is Nippon. Using this version of the nickname was considered to be an insult.
Conventional, massed armies, massed warships. The 1860's Japanese Army was trained by the French, later the Germans. The 1860s navy was trained by Great Britain.
A kamikaze was a Japanese pilot who would crash his plane into US Warships. It was a suicide mission of course, but they felt like they had to do whatever they could to win.
During World War 2 it was often referred to as the 'meatball,' but it would not be politically correct to use the term today.
Kamikaze were Japanese suicide pilots who attacked Allied warships during World War 2. The kamikaze plane's first flight took place in April 9, 1937.
The USS Arizona, USS California, USS Oaklahoma( these are the battleships) and the USS Oriskany aircraft carrier. The are the World's famous warships ever built but not around anymore.
Paul H. Silverstone has written: 'Us warships of World War II' 'Directory of the world's capital ships' -- subject(s): Warships, History
Ironclad warships that were used against each side were significant in the world of naval warfare. It made wooden warships and cargo ships easy targets for ironclad ships of war.