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Battleships - Japan: Books - Kongo and Nagato

Looking for a book on the Kongo or Nagato battleships? Discover here the best illustrated books on the history and types of battleships from Japan.

Kongo-Class Battleships - in the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II (Legends of Warfare)

The battleships of the Kongo class were the oldest, smallest, and fastest battleships in the Imperial Japanese Navy during WWII. Initially classified as battle cruisers, the lead ship in the class, Kongo, was built in England just prior to WWI.
The remaining three ships in the class - Haruna, Kirishima, and Hiei - were all built and completed in Japan by 1915. All four ships were highly reconfigured in the 1920s, and they were reclassified as battleships in the 1930s.

The four Kongo-class ships were the most active among the 12 WWII-era Japanese battleships and saw heavy combat throughout the war in such major campaigns as Pearl Harbor, Midway, Guadalcanal, and Leyte. All four ships were sunk by Allied forces by war's end.
This book features rare Japanese primary source material, including numerous photos, line schemes, and detailed charts.

Product details

Author:Lars Ahlberg, Hans Lengerer
Details:128 pages, 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.79 in (23 x 23 x 2 cm), hardback
Illustrations:150 b&w photos
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2021)
Series:Legends of Warfare
ISBN:9780764361678
Cover of the book: Kongo-Class Battleships - in the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II | Legends of Warfare

Kongo-Class Battleships - in the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II

Language: English

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The Japanese Battleship Nagato (Super Drawings in 3D)

The "Nagato" was built at Kure and entered service with the Japanese Navy in 1920. This book in the "Super Drawings in 3D" series describes the design, armament and career of this Japanese battleship, the sister ship of the "Mutsu".

A volume in the Super Drawings in 3D Series. With ground-breaking 3D imagery, each corner, angle, and dimension of the ship is viewable.
With various close-up views, and each 3D image based on actual technical scale drawings and photographs, this is an exceptional reference tool.
Information on the design, development and combat history of the vessel is also included, as well as numerous photographs and scale drawings.

Product details

Author:Dmitry Mironov
Details:80 pages, 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.39 in (30 x 22 x 1 cm), paperback
Illustrations:124 3D computer renderings in color, b&w photos, scale drawings
Publisher:Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza (PL, 2017)
Series:Super Drawings in 3D
ISBN:9788365437341
Cover of the book: The Japanese Battleship Nagato | Super Drawings in 3D

The Japanese Battleship Nagato

Language: English

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