JAPANESE BATTLESHIPS 1897-1945 by R. A. Burt

(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) This Photographic Archive contains some 125 stunning images of the battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, many unfamiliar, some very rare. The period covered is from the launch of Japan's first real contemporary battleship, Yashima, built by Armstrong's on the Tyne, up the final destruction of her fleet in the Pacific in 1945. During that time Japan built up the third largest navy in the world and all her dreadnoughts saw action in the Second World War. Of these, only Nagato survived the conflict. She was to become a target in the Bikini A-bomb tests in 1946. (Published: 2015) (Publisher: Seaforth Publishing) (ISBN: 9781848322349) (Pagination: Large format, 128pp, 125 b/w photos) (Condition: New in d/w) UL-XXXXXX