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Kaga and Akagi
Aircraft Carriers in the Imperial Japanese Navy
Av Hans Lengerer, Lars Ahlberg
Inbunden, 2025
303 kr
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A pictorial guide to Akagi and Kaga, two early Japanese aircraft carriers that were sunk at the Battle of Midway. Akagi and Kaga were the second and third aircraft carriers to enter service with the Imperial Japanese Navy. Akagi was initially laid down as a battle cruiser, and Kaga as a battleship; …
Kaibōkans
Japanese Coastal Defense Vessels of WWII
Av Hans Lengerer, Lars Ahlberg
Inbunden, 2026
252 kr
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These ships were numerous and played a very active role in Pacific naval combat but have never been the subject of a book in English until now. During the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Navy used the term kaibōkan to refer to several classes of ships. The kaibōkans slotted below Imperial …
Sōryū, Hiryū, and Unryū-Class Aircraft Carriers
In the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II
Av Lars Ahlberg, Hans Lengerer
Inbunden, 2021
250 kr
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Medium-sized aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. This book covers the design and construction of the two well-known Sōryū and Hiryū carriers, and the lesser-known ships of the Unryū class, and relies on original Japanese source material, including numerous photos, …
Shōkaku-Class Aircraft Carriers
In the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II
Av Hans Lengerer, Lars Ahlberg
Inbunden, 2023
252 kr
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The first book on the powerful Japanese Shōkaku-class carriers. The aircraft carriers of the Shōkaku class are generally regarded as being the most-successful carriers designed by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They became operational just prior to the Pearl Harbor attack in December 1941, and their …
USS Yorktown (CV-5)
From Design and Construction to the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2017
214 kr
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USS Yorktown (CV-5) was the US Navy's first battle-worthy, purpose-built aircraft carrier. Her crew, already accustomed to wartime conditions by maintaining Neutrality Patrols during 1941 in the Atlantic, quickly adapted to the Pacific Theater, having been dispatched there immediately after Pearl …
USS Iowa (BB-61)
The Story of "The Big Stick" from 1940 to the Present
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2018
214 kr
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The USS Iowa (BB-61) was the lead ship in the United States Navy's last, and most battle-worthy, battleship class, which also included the New Jersey, Wisconsin, and Missouri. This volume explores Iowa's design, construction, launching, and commissioning, as well as its extensive wartime activities …
USS Missouri (BB-63)
America's Last Battleship
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2018
208 kr
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The story of the USS Missouri, one of America's most famous warships of the twentieth century, and the world's last battleship, is told from her inception in 1940, through WWII kamikaze attacks, to her being the location of the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay, on September 2, 1945. Missouri's …
USS New Jersey (BB-62)
From World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to Museum Ship
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2019
239 kr
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Preserved today as a museum in its namesake state, the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) saw combat during WWII and the Korean War and was the only battleship of any nation to see service during the Vietnam War. Following service in Vietnam, New Jersey was again retired to the reserve fleet; there …
USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
America’s Supercarrier: 1975 to the Present
Inbunden, 2020
208 kr
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The nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Nimitz is the oldest carrier in the US fleet. Commissioned in 1975, CVN-68 is named after famed navy admiral Chester Nimitz and has been at the front line of many naval operations in its 40-plus years of service. Nimitz’s design and development, construction, …
US Landing Craft of World War II, Vol. 1
The LCP(L), LCP(R), LCV, LCVP, LCM and LCI
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2020
214 kr
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No less than Dwight Eisenhower described Andrew Jackson Higgins as "the man who won the war for us," referring to the landing craft he perfected. Those craft, the WWII LCP(L), LCP(R), LCV, LCVP, and LCM, are presented in this volume (the first of two on US landing craft), along with the larger LCI …
USS Hornet (CV-8)
From the Doolittle Raid and Midway to Santa Cruz
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2020
246 kr
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The history of the carrier that launched Jimmy Doolittle's daring raid on Tokyo and saw combat at Midway and Santa Cruz The USS Hornet (CV-8), made famous through its launching of the 16 US Army B-25 Mitchell bombers flown by Jimmy Doolittle's raiders in the first US strike on Japan in May 1942, …
Liberty Ships
America’s Merchant Marine Transport in World War II
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2020
234 kr
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The history of the design, development, and deployment of the Liberty ship. Although not a weapon in the traditional sense of the word, arguably no item in the Allied arsenal contributed as much to the defeat of the Axis during WWII as did the Liberty ships. The 2,710 Liberty ships placed into …
US Landing Craft of World War II, Vol. 2
The LCT, LSM, LCS(L)(3), and LST
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2020
239 kr
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This second of two volumes on American landing craft of World War II focuses on the larger LCT, LSM, LCS(L)(3), and LST vessels that transported tanks and heavy equipment to the shores of North Africa and Normandy and throughout the Pacific. The need for massive numbers of landing craft capable of …
USS Wisconsin (BB-64)
From World War II to the Persian Gulf to Museum Ship
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2020
258 kr
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Carrying the highest hull number ever assigned to a commissioned US battleship, the Wisconsin was the last of the four Iowa-class battleships—along with the Iowa, New Jersey, and Missouri. The Wisconsin fought through the final year of WWII, saw extensive service during the Korean War, and then was …
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
The "Big E" from the Doolittle Raid, Midway, and Santa Cruz to Guadalcanal and Leyte
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2021
208 kr
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A concise history of the design, development, and deployment of USS Enterprise (CV-6). Though it barely missed being caught and destroyed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US Navy's USS Enterprise (CV-6) aircraft carrier took part in every major action of the Pacific War, from the Doolittle …
Kongō-Class Battleships
In the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II
Av Lars Ahlberg, Hans Lengerer
Inbunden, 2021
258 kr
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The battleships of the Kongō 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, Kongō, was built in England just prior to WWI. The remaining three ships in the class—Haruna, …
USS Alabama (BB-60)
From Tarawa, Leyte Gulf, and Okinawa, to Museum Ship
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2021
239 kr
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The history of the design, development, and deployment of the famed WWII battleship USS Alabama! The fourth and final battleship in the South Dakota class, the USS Alabama served in both the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II, participating in many of the most famous battles of the war. Armed …
USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
From Presidential Cruiser, to Delivery of the Atomic Bombs, to Tragic Sinking in WWII
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2022
214 kr
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Despite the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty, USS Indianapolis was an imposing warship. She was widely used by US dignitaries in the 1930s, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who sailed aboard the ship many times. After the outbreak of World War II, she saw service near Alaska …
Fubuki-Class Destroyers
In the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II
Av Hans Lengerer, Lars Ahlberg
Inbunden, 2022
258 kr
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A comprehensive look at World War II-era Fubuki class destroyers, giving readers an understanding of why and how the Imperial Japanese Navy took the lead in destroyer design.The World War II–era destroyers of the Japanese Fubuki class were the first of a type sometimes referred to as "super …
USS Intrepid (CV-11/CVA-11/CVS-11)
From World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to Museum Ship
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2022
250 kr
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A visual history of USS Intrepid, one of the most visited museum ships in the world! USS Intrepid, the "Fighting I," was one of America's longest-serving aircraft carriers. Launched during WWII, Intrepid and her crews weathered kamikazes, torpedoes, and typhoons throughout three years of heavy …
USS Saratoga (CV-3)
From the 1920s–30s and WWII Combat to Operation Crossroads
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2023
250 kr
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USS Saratoga and her sister ship USS Lexington were the two largest aircraft carriers in the world until 1944. The keel of the battle cruiser USS Saratoga (CC-3) was laid by New York Shipbuilding in Camden, New Jersey, on September 25, 1920. Work on the fast, formidably armed battle cruiser was …
USS Lexington (CV-2)
From the 1920s to the Battle of Coral Sea in WWII
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2023
250 kr
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When commissioned on December 14, 1927, USS Lexington and her sister ship, USS Saratoga, were the world’s largest aircraft carriers. The Lexington-class carriers, as the ships were known, were the results of an effort akin to making lemonade from lemons. Both vessels were begun in 1920–21 as …
Akizuki-Class Destroyers
In the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II
Av Hans Lengerer, Lars Ahlberg
Inbunden, 2023
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
250 kr
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The destroyers of the Akizuki "Autumn Moon" class were very different from the standard fleet type of Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers inaugurated with the Fubuki class. They were designed for the protection of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s carrier task forces, and in order to achieve this they …
USS Arizona (BB-39)
From Keel Laying to Pearl Harbor Memorial
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2025
258 kr
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A photographic guide to the USS Arizona, which exploded and sank in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. A battleship of the Pennsylvania class, USS Arizona is most famous for her disastrous loss, along with over 1,000 of her men, during the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor. Armed with 12 14-inch guns, …
USS Massachusetts (BB-59)
From World War II to Battleship Cove
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2025
312 kr
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A pictorial guide to battleship Massachusetts, a WWII veteran and floating museum. USS Massachusetts (BB-59) is a South Dakota–class battleship. Launched just before US entry into the Second World War, Massachusetts saw action in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters at Casablanca, the …
Nagato-Class Battleships
IJN Super-Dreadnoughts Nagato and Mutsu
Av Hans Lengerer, Lars Ahlberg
Inbunden, 2025
258 kr
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A pictorial guide to the Imperial Japanese Navy's Nagato-class battleships, Nagato and Mutsu. The Nagato-class battleships, Nagato and Mutsu, were super-dreadnought-type vessels launched just after the end of the First World War. Mutsu exploded while at anchor in port in 1943. More than 1,000 were …
US Coast Guard Cutter 37
Formerly Known as USCGC Taney
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2025
297 kr
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The pictorial history of a 327-foot, 20-knot, heavily armed Coast Guard cutter, which saw combat both in WWII and Vietnam. The ship currently referred to as US Coast Guard Cutter 37 (or WHEC-37) was christened Roger B. Taney in 1936. That was formally abbreviated to Taney in 1941, the name by which …
USS Nevada (BB-36)
US Navy Super-Dreadnought in WWI and WWII
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2026
312 kr
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Battleship Nevada holds the unique distinction of having survived Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa and being the target of atomic bomb testing during Operation Crossroads. Both USS Nevada (BB-36) and her sister ship USS Oklahoma were sunk in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Unlike …
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
Essex-Class Carrier in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Apollo 8
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2026
357 kr
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This expanded 176-page volume in the Legends of Warfare series includes 350 images, making it one of the most comprehensive entries in the series to date. USS Yorktown (CV-10) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier, which sailed on combat tours with the US Navy in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. The ship …
USS California (BB-44)
Tennessee-Class Battleship in WWII
Av David Doyle
Inbunden, 2026
347 kr
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A pictorial history of USS California, a battleship that was sunk in Pearl Harbor, raised, repaired, and returned to duty during the Second World War. USS California (BB-44) was commissioned by the US Navy in 1921, a year after her sister ship, USS Tennessee. The ship was sunk during the surprise …
