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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-101849081484

ISBN-139781849081481

eBay Product ID (ePID)102890635

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Original LanguageEnglish

Book TitleImperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-45

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicMilitary / World War II, Asia / Japan

IllustratorWright, Paul, Yes

GenreHistory

AuthorMark Stille

Book SeriesNew Vanguard Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight6.3 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width7.2 in

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Reviews"A great deal of information has been packed between these covers, and with this latest New Vanguard edition, Osprey has produced one of the most comprehensive guides possible within its short 48 pages. Highly recommended." - Bill Kluge, IPMS/USA, "A great deal of information has been packed between these covers, and with this latest New Vanguard edition, Osprey has produced one of the most comprehensive guides possible within its short 48 pages. Highly recommended." -- Bill Kluge, IPMS/USA

Series Volume Number176

Table Of ContentIntroduction Japanese naval strategy and the role of the heavy cruiser Japanese heavy cruiser doctrine Japanese heavy cruiser design and development and impact of the Washington and London Naval Treaties Japanese heavy cruiser weapons Japanese heavy cruiser radar The Heavy Cruiser Classes Furutaka Class Aoba Class Myoko Class Takao Class Mogami Class Tone Class Analysis and Conclusion

SynopsisDesigned 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 Theater 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, their operational histories and eventual fates., 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.

LC Classification NumberV820.5