Imperial Japanese Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45

by Mark Stille

Like their heavy cruiser brethren, the light cruisers built by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the build-up to WWII paid little more than lip service to the international naval treaties that were intended to keep the naval powers on a level playing field. The eight classes of light cruiser developed by the IJN were fast, well-armed, and technologically superior to the fleets the Allied powers could bring to bear. Serving with distinction across the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849085625
• ISBN13: 9781849085625
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.9" x 9.8"