This fully illustrated book assesses the trial of strength between US Navy PT boats and Japanese destroyers operating in the Solomon Islands during 1942–43.
During the Pacific War the most successful component of the Imperial Japanese Fleet was its destroyer force. These ships were... Læs mere
"Tora! Tora! Tora!: Pearl Harbor 1941".
In 1916, in the seas near Jutland, two fleets of armoured dreadnoughts met in open battle. This book tells the story of the British and German... Læs mere
In less than one day, the might of the Imperial Japanese Navy was destroyed and four of her great aircraft carriers sank burning into the dark depths of the... Læs mere
A detailed account of the first check of Japanese naval expansion in the Pacific.
As the Pacific war escalated into the largest naval conflict in history the role of the carrier, the revolutionary and formidable of various naval weapons,... Læs mere
This book covers the design, development and operation of USN aircraft carriers built prior to World War II, including their aircraft and weaponry.
Designed and produced under the regulations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the heavy cruisers of the Pensacola, Northampton, Portland, New Orleans and Wichita classes were exercises in compromise. This title deals with this topic.
Employing archive photographs and full-colour artwork, this study reassesses the role and record of Japan's formidable submarine fleet in the months after Pearl Harbor.