The Japanese Navy is itching for action -- An air of foreboding -- Willing servant of a living God -- A chnge of tactics -- A dark streak of fatalism -- The death of Submarine I-124 -- Snatching a fan from a geisha -- The first reconnaissance patrol -- The cult of the cherry blossoms -- The flotilla moves south -- Susumu Ito's pre-dawn flight -- The attack on sydney harbour -- Fragrant and noble souls -- The ship was crying -- Ships in convoy -- The sinking of the 'Centaur'