USN Carriers Vs Ijn Carriers: The Pacific 1942

by Mark Stille and Jane Wong

Book Overview

The Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first carrier, which was used against the US fleet at Pearl Harbor. The Americans followed suit, initiating huge aircraft carrier development programs. As the Pacific war escalated into the largest naval conflict in history, the role of the carrier became the linchpin of American and Japanese naval strategy as these rival vessels found themselves locked...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846032482
• ISBN13: 9781846032486
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.7"