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New 7 by 10 inch softbound book, 48 pages, 45 B/W photographs, 24 color illustrations and an index. A must-have for all naval history buffs!
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Illustrated by Tony Bryan
New Softbound edition 7 1/4 X 9 3/4
48 pages, 45 B/W photographs, 24 color illustrations
New $15.95
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"As with most Osprey books, the info is compact and useful, and it fills the need for a short overview—What does the name of the ship mean? Why is the island on the wrong side? How many planes were carried? Where was it sunk? Everything provided is at the level of detail I need at this time. When I need broad, deep set of information I'll invest in the 1000 pages of information in "Sunburst" and "Kaigun." B. Rice
"I feel I
need to defend this book. It does not deserve the low review ratings it has
received. My interest is mainly in the Battle of Midway, particularly the
aircraft involved. In order to have a meaningful understanding of the
battle, I needed a better mental picture of the ships. But I didn't need a
full, in depth treatment. The Osprey book is just right. It gives me a basic
history of the fleet carriers, a good physical description, with lots of
photos and some very nice paintings, and a few fundamental specifications.
It isn't a lot of material, it's just enough. It seemed obvious to me that I
was not buying a exhaustive description of these ships. What can you expect
in 48 pages? I must say that I did in fact learn quite a bit from this book.
I found one clue to the USN's stunning victory at Midway, here. It seems
that the IJN's safety practices and training were typically very poor. The
USN was able to sink the IJN carriers with relatively few hits largely
because of the IJN carriers' tendency to blow themselves up with aviation
fuel vapor! The USN, on the other hand, had elaborate safety procedures that
were adhered to strictly. The IJN carriers were not designed with as much
attention to survivability as the USN carriers. That would explain why the
Yorktown took the better part of 3 days and repeated attacks to sink, while
the IJN ships went down quite fast. Mark Stille is very clear and easy to
read. Tony Bryan is a superb technical artist. If you need a fully developed
history and analysis of these ships, look elsewhere. If you want a concise,
clear idea of what these vessels were like and how they operated, then this
book is excellent." Fredric Pierce
| A Glorious Way To Die |
| First Shot |
| I-Boat Captain |
| Japanese Navy Submarines 1941—45 |
| Japanese Aircraft Carriers 1921—45 |
| Japanese Destroyer Captain |
| The Sacred Warriors |
| Sunk! |
Commander (retired) Mark Stille served as a career Naval Intelligence Officer, spending over five years of his naval career assigned to various US Navy carriers. He continues to work in this field in a civilian capacity. He holds an MA from the Naval War College and has had several war games published. Mark also wrote "Imperial Japanese Navy Submarines 1941—45." Mark lives in Dunn Loring, Virginia.
Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers 1921—45