Long before the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty, Japanese engineers had worked out a project that would lead to the construction of the first cruisers, which were then known as "Itto junyokan" or 1st class cruisers in the Empire of the Rising Sun. At the end of the 1920s, the Imperial Japanese Navy was able to call the "Ju-junyokan" its own, which, together with the "Myoko" class, were known as the most powerful heavy cruisers in the world. From 1939, eighteen of these ships will have entered service. Among the largest navies in the world, these legendary ships would only distinguish themselves during the Second World War, but the Japanese cruisers were undoubtedly the ones that suffered the most from American naval and naval aviation power. The origins and history of the Japanese heavy cruisers are described in detail in this book.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Caresse, Philippe
Title
Les Croiseurs Lourds Japonais
Details
French text, 356 illustrations, 20 colour profiles, large format. 224 pages.
State
new
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