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. Imperial Japanese Navy Battleships 1941-45 (New Vanguard)
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by: Mark Stille
July 22, 2008
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 views that spawned the ships. The colour plates and pictures are well placed in the text and give these ships some much needed attention in English. For the most part these ships are only mentioned in US accounts as ships sunk, with good reason ... Read More:
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