US Navy Ships Vs Japanese Attack Aircraft: 1941-42 (Stille Mark)(Paperback)

US Navy Ships Vs Japanese Attack Aircraft: 1941-42 (Stille Mark)(Paperback)

This illustrated and detailed volume covers the capabilities and actions of two of the most compelling naval forces in history--the Imperial Japanese Navy's carriers and their incomparably trained aviators, and the US ships which defended against them. The striking power of the Imperial Japanese

US Navy Ships Vs Kamikazes 1944-45 (Stille Mark)(Paperback)

The ineffectiveness of conventional air attacks on U.S. Navy surface ships, particularly heavily defended targets such as carrier task groups, forced the Japanese to reevaluate their tactics in late 1944. The solution they arrived at was simple: crash their aircraft into American ships. This notion

US Navy Aircraft Carriers 1942-45: Wwii-Built Ships (Stille Mark)(Paperback)

Dominating the seas during World War II, the US aircraft carrier played a crucial role in every major naval combat of the war. Development of the Essex class began in 1941, and was the largest class of carrier ever built. During the Pacific War it formed the backbone of any fighting force and

US Navy Escort Carriers 1942-45 (Stille Mark)(Paperback)

While not as famous as their larger and faster sister ships such as the Essex- and Yorktown-class carriers, escort carriers made an enormous contribution towards Allied victory both in the Pacific and Atlantic theaters. Rather than relying on size or speed, it was their sheer numbers that made them

The Imperial Japanese Navy of the Russo-Japanese War (Stille Mark)(Paperback)

When the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyed Russia's battle fleet during the Russo-Japanese War, it marked the emergence of Japan as one of the world's major naval powers. Japan's navy had been built up over just two decades, with the IJN acquiring a fleet of modern foreign-built warships. Coupled

US Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45 (Stille Mark)(Paperback)

During World War II, the United States built 72 light cruisers of various classes. In response to the severe air threat that surface ships faced, new cruisers were designed with increasingly heavy antiaircraft weaponry as well as the traditional six-inch guns. With the speed and range to keep up

US Navy Frigates of the Cold War (Stille Mark)(Paperback)

A fresh, new study on the overlooked history of the backbone of the Cold War US Navy, the go-anywhere, do-anything frigate. Though they were never the most glamorous of warships, found US Navy frigates were frequently found on the frontlines of the Cold War at sea. These warships were the

Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy (Green Michael)(Paperback)

In 1922 the US Navy commissioned its first small experimental aircraft carrier. This was followed into service by two much larger and capable carriers in 1927 with five more being built prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor including three large Yorktown class.To take the offensive against

US Navy Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers (Stille Mark)(Paperback)

This title explores the history of the US Navy's guided missile cruisers, its most powerful surface ships during the Cold War, which were tasked with protecting carrier groups, acting as flagships, and engaging in surface actions from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf. Faced with an increasingly

The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War (Stille Mark)(Pevná vazba)

From the stunning victory at Pearl Harbor to its dramatic reversal at Midway, the Imperial Japanese Navy swept all before it in its numerous victories in the Pacific and Far Eastern waters. The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War pulls from many of Osprey's bestselling books on the subject in

What Was Pearl Harbor? (Demuth Patricia Brennan)(Paperback)

A terrifying attack On December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes appeared out of nowhere to bomb the American base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. It was a highly secretive and devastating attack: four battleships sunk, more than two thousand servicemen died, and the United States was propelled into World

Us Heavy Cruisers 1943-75: Wartime and Post-War Classes (Stille Mark)(Paperback)

German Heavy Cruisers Vs Royal Navy Heavy Cruisers: 1939-42 (Lardas Mark)(Paperback)

A superbly illustrated study of the major warships of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. While the Kriegsmarine's capital ships became less important to Hitler following the outbreak of war, these vessels played a key role in projecting power in northern waters in the opening years of the war,

Marcus Aurelius - Warrior, Philosopher, Emperor (McLynn Frank)(Paperback / softback)

Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his

Italian Destroyers of World War II (Stille Mark)(Paperback)

A new illustrated history and analysis of Italy's World War II destroyers. The Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marine or RM) began the Second World War with one of the largest fleets in the world. Included in this was a total of 59 fleet destroyers, and others were added during the war. These were a

Italian Cruisers of World War II (Stille Mark)(Paperback)

The Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina) operated one of largest cruiser forces of World War II. As a signatory to the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, the Regia Marina immediately attempted to reinforce its treaty-limited battleship force by building seven large 10,000-ton heavy cruisers. Italian light