Osprey New Vanguard 176 - Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-45
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Название: Osprey New Vanguard 176 - Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-45
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Автор: Mark Stille
Год выпуска: 2011
Формат: PDF
Размер: 20,0 МБ
ISBN: 756160477781
Язык: Английский
СКАЧАТЬ Osprey New Vanguard 176 - Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-45 БЕСПЛАТНО EPUB - DOC - DJVU - RTF - PDFОписание: Designed with little more than a passing nod to the international naval treaties of the inter-war period, the Imperial Japanese Navys 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.
Mark E. Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired) received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. He has worked in the intelligence community for 30 years including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships.