Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-45 (Osprey New Vanguard 176)
Year: 2011 Language: english Author: MARK STILLE Genre: History Publisher: ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL WRIGHT Edition: 1st ed. ISBN: 1849081484 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 49 Description: The heavy cruiser force of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was demonstrably one of its most successful components during the Pacific War. By 1941, the Japanese had fielded 18 heavy cruisers, putting them on numerical parity with the US Navy. Japanese cruisers entered the war with a reputation for superior size and firepower compared to their American and British counterparts, suspected by many to be the result of breaking treaty limits in place between the wars. The exploits of the IJN’s heavy cruisers during the first part of the war confirmed the positive pre-war expectations of the Japanese and made them feared opponents by the Allies. While the Japanese retained the bulk of their battleships in home waters during the early and middle part of the war, their heavy cruisers spearheaded Japanese expansion into the Dutch East Indies. When the Japanese were forced onto the defensive in mid-1942, heavy cruisers again provided the backbone for their resistance in the Solomons for the rest of the year. After a comparatively quiet 1943, during which no cruisers were lost, 1944 marked the effective end of the IJN’s heavy cruiser force. By the end of the war, only two heavy cruisers remained afloat, both in a damaged condition. This book tells the story of the 18 Japanese heavy cruisers that saw service in World War II.
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Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-45 (Osprey New Vanguard 176)
Language: english
Author: MARK STILLE
Genre: History
Publisher: ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL WRIGHT
Edition: 1st ed.
ISBN: 1849081484
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 49
Description: The heavy cruiser force of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was demonstrably
one of its most successful components during the Pacific War. By 1941, the
Japanese had fielded 18 heavy cruisers, putting them on numerical parity with
the US Navy. Japanese cruisers entered the war with a reputation for superior
size and firepower compared to their American and British counterparts,
suspected by many to be the result of breaking treaty limits in place between
the wars. The exploits of the IJN’s heavy cruisers during the first part of the
war confirmed the positive pre-war expectations of the Japanese and made
them feared opponents by the Allies. While the Japanese retained the bulk
of their battleships in home waters during the early and middle part of the
war, their heavy cruisers spearheaded Japanese expansion into the Dutch East
Indies. When the Japanese were forced onto the defensive in mid-1942, heavy
cruisers again provided the backbone for their resistance in the Solomons for
the rest of the year. After a comparatively quiet 1943, during which no cruisers
were lost, 1944 marked the effective end of the IJN’s heavy cruiser force. By
the end of the war, only two heavy cruisers remained afloat, both in a damaged
condition. This book tells the story of the 18 Japanese heavy cruisers that saw
service in World War II.
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