Bibliograph

Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruisers, 1941-45, Mark Stille ; illustrated by Paul Wright

Type

Label

Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruisers, 1941-45, Mark Stille ; illustrated by Paul Wright

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruisers, 1941-45

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Mark Stille ; illustrated by Paul Wright

Series statement

New Vanguard, 176

Summary

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 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

Table Of Contents

Machine generated contents note: Japanese Naval Strategy and the Role of the Heavy Cruiser -- Japanese Heavy Cruiser Development -- Japanese Heavy Cruiser Weapons -- Japanese Heavy Cruiser Radar -- The Heavy Cruiser Classes -- Furutaka and Aoba Classes -- Myoko Class -- Takao Class -- Mogami Class -- Tone Class

Target audience

adult

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