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Evans and Peattie detail how the IJN balanced indigenous innovation with foreign influences:

: Facing numerical inferiority against Western powers, the IJN focused on superior training, night-fighting capabilities, and "outranging" the enemy with better technology. Kaigun : Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in t...

The definitive guide on this subject is by David C. Evans and Mark R. Peattie. This landmark work, published by the U.S. Naval Institute , provides a comprehensive analysis of the IJN’s development from its inception to the brink of World War II. Core Themes & Strategic Insights Evans and Peattie detail how the IJN balanced

The book's central thesis argues that the IJN was institutionally geared toward rather than sustaining a long-term war. Peattie

: By 1941, the IJN possessed the world's most potent offensive naval air arm, though it was still secondary to the battleship-focused Combined Fleet in the minds of many leaders.