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Japanese Naval Vessels WW II Regognition Guide (1)

Japanese Naval Vessels World War II Regognition Guide (ONI 41-42 I, Volume 1)

U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence | English | paperback | 190 p. | 2013

Japanese Naval Vessels WW II Regognition Guide (2)

Japanese Naval Vessels World War II Regognition Guide (ONI 41-42 I, Volume 2)

U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence | English | paperback | 218 p. | 2013

The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War

The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War

Mark Stille | English | hardback | 392 p. | 2014

The Imperial Japanese Navy of the Russo-Japanese War

The Imperial Japanese Navy of the Russo-Japanese War

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2016

The Japanese Navy in WW II

The Japanese Navy in World War II : In the Words of Former Japanese Naval Officers

David C. Evans | English | paperback | 568 p. | 2017

[NVG] Imperial Japanese Navy Aircr Carriers, 1921-45

Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers, 1921-45

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2005

Soryu, Hiryu, and Unryu-Class Aircraft Carriers

Soryu, Hiryu, and Unryu-Class Aircraft Carriers: In the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II

Lars Ahlberg, Hans Lengerer | English | hardback | 128 p. | 2020

The Aircraft Carrier Hiryu

The Aircraft Carrier Hiryu

Stefan Dramiński | English | hardback | 336 p. | 2022

The Japanese Aircraft Carrier Taiho

The Japanese Aircraft Carrier Taiho

Waldemar Goralski | English | paperback | 92 p. | 2016

The Japanese Carrier Shinano

The Japanese Carrier Shinano

Waldemar Goralski | English | paperback | 84 p. | 2017

Aircraft Carriers and Seaplane Carriers

Aircraft Carriers and Seaplane Carriers : Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum

Kure Maritime Museum, Kazushige Todaka | English | hardback | 236 p. | 2020

[TK] Geleitflugzeugtrager - USA, GB, J 1939-1945

Geleitflugzeugträger - USA, England, Japan 1939-1945

Ingo Bauernfeind | German | paperback | 112 p. | 2013

[DUE] USN Carriers vs IJN Carriers - Pacific, 1942

USN Carriers vs IJN Carriers - The Pacific, 1942

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2007

Battleships and Battle Cruisers

Battleships and Battle Cruisers : Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum

Kure Maritime Museum, Kazushige Todaka | English | hardback | 223 p. | 2020

[NVG] Imperial Japanese Navy Battleships 1941-45

Imperial Japanese Navy Battleships 1941-45

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2008

Japanese Battleships 1897-1945

Japanese Battleships 1897-1945 : A Photographic Archive

R. A. Burt | English | hardback | 128 p. | 2015

Jap. Schlachtschiffe - Grosskampfschiffe 1905-1945

Japanische Schlachtschiffe - Grosskampfschiffe 1905-1945

Ingo Bauernfeind | German | hardback | 144 p. | 2019

[DUE] Russian Battleship vs Japanese Battleship

Russian Battleship vs Japanese Battleship - Yellow Sea 1904-05

Robert Forczyk | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2009

Super-Battleships of WW II

Super-Battleships of World War II: Montana-class, Lion-class, H-class, A-150 and Sovetsky Soyuz-class

Mark Stille, Paul Wright | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2022

USN Battleship vs IJN Battleship: Pacific 1942-44

USN Battleship vs IJN Battleship : The Pacific 1942-44

Mark E. Stille | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2017

Kongo-Class Battleships

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

Lars Ahlberg, Hans Lengerer | English | hardback | 128 p. | 2021

The Japanese Battleship Nagato

The Japanese Battleship Nagato

Dmitry Mironov | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2017

[SC24] Japanese Battleships: Fuso & Ise classes

Japanese Battleships: Fuso & Ise classes

Robert Brown | English | paperback | 64 p. | 2016

The Japanese Battleship Fuso

The Japanese Battleship Fuso

Dmitry Mironov | English | paperback | 84 p. | 2017

The Japanese Battleship Ise

The Japanese Battleship Ise

Carlo Cestra | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2017

Battleship Yamato: Of War, Beauty and Irony

Battleship Yamato : Of War, Beauty and Irony

Jan Morris | English | hardback | 112 p. | 2018

Battleships Yamato and Musashi

Battleships Yamato and Musashi

Janusz Skulski | English | hardback | 336 p. | 2017

The Battleships Yamato & Musashi

The Battleships Yamato & Musashi : Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum

Kure Maritime Museum, Kazushige Todaka | English | hardback | 144 p. | 2019

The Japanese Battleship Musashi

The Japanese Battleship Musashi

Carlo Cestra | English | paperback | 88 p. | 2017

USN Carrier Aircraft vs IJN Yamato Class Battleships

US Navy Carrier Aircraft vs IJN Yamato Class Battleships - Pacific Theatre 1944-45

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2015

Yamato - Flagship of the Japanese Imperial Navy

Yamato - Flagship of the Japanese Imperial Navy

Daniel Knowles | English | hardback | 192 p. | 2021

Yamato Class Battleships

Yamato Class Battleships

Steve Wiper | English | paperback | 64 p. | 2009

Cruisers

Cruisers : Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum

Kure Maritime Museum, Kazushige Todaka | English | hardback | 264 p. | 2020

[NVG] Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-45

Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-45

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2011

[NVG] Imperial Japanese Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45

Imperial Japanese Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2012

USN Cruiser Vs IJN Cruiser: Guadalcanal 1942

USN Cruiser Vs IJN Cruiser : Guadalcanal 1942

Mark Stille , Paul Wright , Howard Gerrard | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2009

Akizuki-Class Destroyers

Akizuki-Class Destroyers - In the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II

Lars Ahlberg, Hans Lengerer | English | hardback | 128 p. | 2023

Destroyers

Destroyers : Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum

Kure Maritime Museum, Kazushige Todaka | English | hardback | 232 p. | 2020

Fubuki-Class Destroyers

Fubuki-Class Destroyers - in the Imperial Japanese Navy During World War II

Hans Lengerer, Lars Ahlberg | English | hardback | 128 p. | 2022

[NVG] Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers, 1919-45 (1)

Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers, 1919-45 (1) - Minekaze to Shiratsuyu Classes

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2013

[NVG] Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers, 1919-45 (2)

Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers, 1919-45 (2) - Asashio to Tachibana Classes

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2013

The Japanese Destroyer Shimakaze

The Japanese Destroyer Shimakaze

Mariusz Motyka | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2018

Imperial Japanese Navy Antisub Escorts 1941-45

Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2017

[DUE] USN vs IJN Destroyer - The Pacific, 1943

USN Destroyer vs IJN Destroyer - The Pacific, 1943

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2012

USN Fleet Destroyer vs IJN Fleet Submarine 1941-42

USN Fleet Destroyer vs IJN Fleet Submarine : The Pacific 1941-42

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2018

[NVG] Imperial Japanese Navy Submarines 1941-45

Imperial Japanese Navy Submarines 1941-45

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2007

Submarines and Submarine Depot Ships

Submarines and Submarine Depot Ships : Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum

Kure Maritime Museum, Kazushige Todaka | English | hardback | 240 p. | 2020

The Lost Submarines of Pearl Harbor

The Lost Submarines of Pearl Harbor

James P. Delgado, Terry Kerby, Steven Price, Hans K. Van Tilburg, Ole Varmer, Russell Matthews | English | hardback | 158 p. | 2016


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