US Navy Carrier Aircraft vs IJN Yamato Class Battleships

Pacific Theater 1944-45

von Mark Stille

80 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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 most heavily armored and armed battleships ever built, while US carrier aviation had evolved into a well-oiled, war-winning machine.With detailed analysis of the technical features of the opposing war machines and a gripping account of the fighting itself, this vividly illustrated work presents views from the cockpits of US Navy Divebombers, and down the sights of IJN anti-aircraft guns, during two of the most dramatic naval engagements ever fought.

• Reihe: Duel
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Krieg und Verteidigung Krieg und militärische Operationen
• ISBN: 9781472808493
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.09.2015
• Größe: 249 x 182 mm
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Illustrationen: Jim Laurier