Mark Stille

Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-45 (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Wright, Paul

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780967790
• Artikelnr.: 38349482

Autorenporträt

Mark Stille is the author of numerous Osprey titles focusing on naval history in the Pacific. He recently concluded a nearly 40-year career in the intelligence community, including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 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