‘The silent fight’: submarine rearmament and the origins of Japan’s military engagement with the Cold War, 1955–76

Alessio Patalano

doi:10.1080/14682745.2019.1615894

‘The silent fight’: submarine rearmament and the origins of Japan’s military engagement with the Cold War, 1955–76

Alessio Patalano^*

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Abstract

This paper examines new Japanese primary source materials to reassess the significance of Japanese rearmament during the early stages of the Cold War in two ways. First, the paper shows how, in the area of submarine development, the post-war navy approached rearmament as an opportunity to address wartime failures with the support and professional mentorship of the US Navy. Second, whilst submarines were considered as outside the scope of Japanese defence posture, the navy had a crucial agency role in shaping how this branch of naval warfare was integrated into the country’s strategy with significant consequences for the later stages of the Cold War.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-111
Number of pages	21
Journal	Cold War History
Volume	21
Issue number	1
Early online date	25 Jun 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14682745.2019.1615894
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2021

Keywords

Cold War submarine warfare
Japanese rearmament
Japanese strategy
military agency
sea-lanes defence

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‘The silent fight’: submarine rearmament and the origins of Japan’s military engagement with the Cold War, 1955–76

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