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Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941–45
Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941–45
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Description
Designed with little more than a passing nod to the international naval treaties of the inter-war period, the Imperial Japanese Navy's heavy cruisers were fast and heavily armed.
Like the other vessels of the Japanese Navy, the heavy cruisers were technologically superior to and far more innovative than their Allied rivals, whom they met in many of the major Pacific Theatre battles, including Midway and Leyte Gulf.
Mark Stille continues his study of the IJN of WWII with this fascinating topic, addressing the design and development of all 18 ships in the six heavy cruiser classes, from pre-war construction and mid-war alterations, to their operational histories and eventual fates.
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Design and Development
Operation History
Variants
Colour plate commentary
Product details
Published | May 20 2012 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 48 |
ISBN | 9781780967790 |
Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
Illustrations | Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of colour illustrations |
Series | New Vanguard |
Short code | NVG 176 |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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