USN Submarine Vs Ijn Antisubmarine Escort: The Pacific, 1941-45

by Mark Stille and Mark E. Stille

This fully illustrated study examines and compares the roles of the US Navy submarines and the Imperial Japanese Navy's anti-submarine warfare capabilities during World War II. The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) began the war by assigning a very low priority to antisubmarine warfare (ASW). Although Japan heavily depended on imports to feed its population and war industries, the IJN's leadership thought the war would be over before shipping losses to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472843053
• ISBN13: 9781472843050
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.8"