David Evans

David C. Evans (1940-1999) served in the U.S. Navy as an ensign and a lieutenant (junior grade), USNR. He taught history at the University of Richmond and was the associate dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. He is the co-author of Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887�1941.

Articles by David Evans

Satō Tetsutarō and Japanese Strategy

By Mark R. Peattie and David C. Evans

September 1990

The pre-dreadnoughts operating in the Battle of Yalu were part of the naval force that helped Japan emerge on the world stage during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05.

Ill Winds Blow

By David C. Evans and Mark R. Peattie

October 1997

The typhoons of 1934-35 took a toll on the Japanese destroyers Yugiri and Mutsuki and the carrier Ryujo. However, the lessons the Japanese learned from the experience helped them launch ...

Books by David Evans

The Japanese Navy in World War II

Softcover

Kaigun