Friendship Across the Seas: The US Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

The US-Japan maritime alliance is a result of the relationship between the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the United States Navy (US Navy), which began during the Pacific War and has since grown into a strong partnership. This book describes the history of this alliance, focusing on the individuals who helped build it. The two navies have gradually built strong ties, conducting countless joint exercises and operations at sea, and realizing that they are the best navy in the Asia-Pacific region to ally with. The US-Japan maritime alliance is anchored in this history and has contributed to the stability and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region for the past seven decades.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 257 pages
Publication date: 07 August 2023
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the United States Navy (US Navy) have a long and complex history that has evolved from fierce enemies during the Pacific War to close allies in the Cold War and beyond. This Open Access book explores the relationship between these two navies, focusing on the individuals who helped build it. The JMSDF was established as its counterpart to the US Navy with the generous assistance of the US Navy, and over the years, these two navies have gradually built strong ties. Individual officers and sailors on both sides have overcome mixed feelings about their erstwhile foes to feel respect for and trust in each other, made possible by conducting countless joint exercises and operations at sea. US Navy leaders have realized 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 has realized that, sharing common interests and values, there is 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, and 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.

Weight: 444g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789819929993
Edition number: 2nd ed. 2023