HJMS Fuso, and her sistership the Yamashiro was commissioned during World War I and were thefirst Japanese super-dreadnoughts within the "8 x 8" program. With 30,600 tons trial displacement and twelve 356mm guns in her main armament, the Fuso was the biggest and most powerful battleship in the world.In nearly 30 years of service both ships underwent numerous modifications and modernisations, being converted to launch aircraft and having the distinctive pagoda towers added, making them visible in many operations of the Imperial Japanese Grand Fleet during the Pacific War. Both ships would eventually met their demise during the battle of Leyte Gulf when they went down in the Surigao Strait, targeted by torpedoes and gunfire from US battleships and cruisers.This stunning new addition to the Anatomy of the Ship series uses detailed full-colour artwork and meticulous research to compare these two fascinating vessels in the Imperial Japanese Navy, showing the differences in the way that the two ships were designed and equipped.

A uniquely detailed visual representation of the legendary Japanese warships.Equipped with the largest guns and heaviest armour and with the greatest displacement of any ship ever built, the Yamato proved to be a formidable opponent to the US Pacific Fleet in the Second World War. The book contains a full description of the design and construction of the battleship including wartime modifications, and a career history followed by a substantial pictorial section with rare onboard views of Yamato and her sister ship Musashi, a comprehensive portfolio of more than 1,020 perspective line artworks, 350 colour 3D views, and 30 photographs. The wreck of Musashi has been recently discovered to great excitement in Japan, renewing interest in these iconic warships.Janusz Skulski''s anatomies of three renowned ships of the 20th century Japanese navy are among the most comprehensive of the Anatomy series with hundreds of meticulously researched drawings of the ships. Since their first publication he has continued to research the ships and has now produce a more definitive anatomy than was possible then. He has teamed up with 3D artist Stefan Draminksi who produces superb realistic renditions of the ships that bring a whole new level of detail to the portraits of the ships. This new editions is a genuine ''Super Anatomy'' containing the most detailed renditions of these ships ever seen.

HJMS Fuso, and her sistership the Yamashiro was commissioned during World War I and were thefirst Japanese super-dreadnoughts within the "8 x 8" program. With 30,600 tons trial displacement and twelve 356mm guns in her main armament, the Fuso was the biggest and most powerful battleship in the world.In nearly 30 years of service both ships underwent numerous modifications and modernisations, being converted to launch aircraft and having the distinctive pagoda towers added, making them visible in many operations of the Imperial Japanese Grand Fleet during the Pacific War. Both ships would eventually met their demise during the battle of Leyte Gulf when they went down in the Surigao Strait, targeted by torpedoes and gunfire from US battleships and cruisers.This stunning new addition to the Anatomy of the Ship series uses detailed full-colour artwork and meticulous research to compare these two fascinating vessels in the Imperial Japanese Navy, showing the differences in the way that the two ships were designed and equipped.

A uniquely detailed visual representation of the legendary Japanese warships.Equipped with the largest guns and heaviest armour and with the greatest displacement of any ship ever built, the Yamato proved to be a formidable opponent to the US Pacific Fleet in the Second World War. The book contains a full description of the design and construction of the battleship including wartime modifications, and a career history followed by a substantial pictorial section with rare onboard views of Yamato and her sister ship Musashi, a comprehensive portfolio of more than 1,020 perspective line artworks, 350 colour 3D views, and 30 photographs. The wreck of Musashi has been recently discovered to great excitement in Japan, renewing interest in these iconic warships.Janusz Skulski''s anatomies of three renowned ships of the 20th century Japanese navy are among the most comprehensive of the Anatomy series with hundreds of meticulously researched drawings of the ships. Since their first publication he has continued to research the ships and has now produce a more definitive anatomy than was possible then. He has teamed up with 3D artist Stefan Draminksi who produces superb realistic renditions of the ships that bring a whole new level of detail to the portraits of the ships. This new editions is a genuine ''Super Anatomy'' containing the most detailed renditions of these ships ever seen.