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Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers 1919–45 (1) Minekaze to Shiratsuyu Classes 1st Edition

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Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers 1919–45 (1) Minekaze to Shiratsuyu Classes 1st Edition

Author(s)

Mark Stille

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1st Edition

ISBN

9781849089869, 9781849089845

Publisher

Osprey Publishing

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PDF and EPUB

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A detailed, illustrated look at the earliest seven classes of destroyer fielded by the Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II. Several classes of Japanese destroyer were built before the war. This includes the famous Fubuki class (called “Special Type” by the Japanese, which were, when completed in the late 1920’s, the most powerful class of destroyers in the world). This design forced all other major navies to follow suite and provided the basic design for the next many classes of Imperial Navy destroyers. This book also examines the three classes built before the Special Type which were based on a German World War I design, as well as two classes built afterward. Pacific War expert Mark Stille evaluates the success of these designs – from the first battles of the Pacific War up until the death sortie of the superbattleship Yamato – and compares them to similar Allied destroyer designs.

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Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers 1919–45 (1) Minekaze to Shiratsuyu Classes 1st Edition

SKU: 9781849089852

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Full Title

Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers 1919–45 (1) Minekaze to Shiratsuyu Classes 1st Edition

Author(s)

Mark Stille

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781849089852, 9781849089845

Publisher

Osprey Publishing

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

A detailed, illustrated look at the earliest seven classes of destroyer fielded by the Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II. Several classes of Japanese destroyer were built before the war. This includes the famous Fubuki class (called “Special Type” by the Japanese, which were, when completed in the late 1920’s, the most powerful class of destroyers in the world). This design forced all other major navies to follow suite and provided the basic design for the next many classes of Imperial Navy destroyers. This book also examines the three classes built before the Special Type which were based on a German World War I design, as well as two classes built afterward. Pacific War expert Mark Stille evaluates the success of these designs – from the first battles of the Pacific War up until the death sortie of the superbattleship Yamato – and compares them to similar Allied destroyer designs.