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USN Battleship Vs IJN Battleship: The Pacific 1942-44
Contributor(s): Stille, Mark (Author), Gilliland, Alan (Illustrator), Wright, Paul (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1472817192     ISBN-13: 9781472817198
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
OUR PRICE:   $20.70  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - World War Ii
- History | Military - Naval
- History | Military - United States
Series: Duel
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.2" W x 9.7" (0.50 lbs) 80 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Cultural Region - Japanese
 
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Publisher Description:

In the build-up to World War II both the United States and Japan believed their battleships would play a central role in battle, but after the Pacific War began in December 1941, the role of the battleship proved to be much more limited than either side expected. There would be only two battleship vs battleship actions in the Pacific in World War II, both of which are assessed in this engaging study. At Guadalcanal in 1942, Kirishima faced two modern US battleships, USS Washington and USS South Dakota. In the Surigao Strait in 1944, two World War I-era Japanese battleships, Yamashiro and Fuso, faced six American battleships supported by four heavy cruisers in history's last-ever clash between battleships.

Employing full-color artwork, carefully selected archive photographs, and expert analysis, former US Navy Commander Mark E. Stille examines the two head-to-head clashes between the battleships deployed by the United States and Japan in the struggle for control of the Pacific during World War II.

Contributor Bio(s): Stille, Mark: - Mark E. Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired) received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. He has worked in the intelligence community for 35 years including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He is currently a senior analyst working in the Washington DC area. He is the author of numerous Osprey titles, focusing on naval history in the Pacific.