US Navy Carrier Aircraft Vs Ijn Yamato Class Battleships: Pacific Theater 1944-45

by Mark Stille, Jim Laurier, Mark E. Stille

As the Pacific War approached a crescendo, the clashes between swarming US Navy carrier aircraft, and the gigantic Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Yamato-class battleships became symbolic of the fortunes of the two nations. They also served as a metaphor for the profound changes in naval technology and doctrine that the war had brought about. The two opposing forces were the most powerful of their kind - the Japanese Yamato and Musashi were the biggest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472808495
• ISBN13: 9781472808493
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.1" x 9.6"