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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 940.545952 EAN: 9781846032806 ISBN: 1846032806 Label: Osprey Publishing Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing MPN: OSPNVG146 Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 48 Publication Date: July 22, 2008 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Release Date: July 22, 2008 Studio: Osprey Publishing Editorial Review: Product Description: Imperial Japanese Battleships '41-45 Average Rating:
 Rating: - An Excellent Primer/Reference Work!This work takes a subject with comparatively little written on it and casts a fairly clear light on it. The book is good balance between a technological and a operational history of Japanese battleships of WWII. Each class and ship is given a short, but clear history concerning initial development, subsequent refits and operational use. The effects of other nations development on these ships is also given comment. From an operational standpoint it sheds light on the tactical and strategic ... Read More Rating: - An Excellent Addition to the New Vanguard SeriesAlthough the story of the Japanese super-battleship Yamato has attracted some attention over the years, the history of the Imperial Japanese Navy's entire battleship force in the Second World War has generally received much less attention. In Osprey's New Vanguard No. 146, Imperial Japanese Navy Battleships 1941-45, naval historian Mark Stille provides an excellent summary of the 12 ships that formed the Japanese battle line during the Pacific War. Overall, the book is very well written and packaged, with ... Read More |
