THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY IN THE PACIFIC WAR by Mark Stille

(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) The Imperial Japanese Navy was the third most powerful in the world at the start of World War II, and came to dominate the Pacific in the early months of the war. This was a remarkable turnaround for a navy that only began to modernize in 1868, although defeats inflicted on the Russians and Chinese in successive wars at the turn of the century gave a sense of the threat the IJN was to pose. This book details the Japanese ships and examines the principles on which they were designed, how they were armed, when and where they were deployed and how effective they were in battle. (Published: 2013) (Publisher: Osprey Publishing) (ISBN: 9781472801463) (Pagination: 392pp, Numerous b/w & colour photos & illustrations) (Condition: new in d/w) UL-XXXXXX