Title: Very well written
Product review: This book fills the huge void on the Japanese navy prior to WWII. Virtually all other available books start at Pearl Harbor with no analysis of how (or why) the Japanese navy had a modern, fully trained, and equipped navy capable of challenging the US. I bought the book on spec purely because of a lack of other publications on the subject but was very pleasantly surprised to find how well written it was. Apart from the content it was a pleasure to read it, an observation I can't make about many books on specialized military topics. A strong recommendation for readers who have had enough of the actual war stories (such as Paul Dull's excellent book) and want some background.
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