The Aircraft Carrier Hiryu

by Stefan Draminski

A uniquely detailed study of a Japanese aircraft carrier that took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor, before being sunk at Midway.

Hiryu was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1930s. Her aircraft supported the Japanese invasion of French Indochina in mid-1940 and during the first month of the Pacific War, she took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Wake Island. She supported...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472840267
• ISBN13: 9781472840264
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.9" x 8.9"