Haruo Tohmatsu
Professor of Diplomatic and War History at the National Defense Academy and Oxford DPhil graduate, specialising in modern Japanese military history and author of works including Pearl Harbor and studies on the Russo-Japanese War.
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Nov 5, 2024 • 33min
S5E3: Katsu Kaishū and the Foundations of the Modern Japanese Navy
Haruo Tohmatsu, Professor of Diplomatic and War History and Oxford DPhil, discusses Admiral Katsu Kaishū. He traces Katsu’s Dutch naval training and command of Kanrin Maru. He explores Katsu’s pragmatic plans for financing and building a steam navy, reforms to personnel and shipyards, and his role in negotiating a peaceful regime change.
