A volume from the Legends of Warfare. Naval series. The Nagato-class battleships, Nagato and Mutsu, were super-dreadnought ships that entered service shortly after the end of the First World War. The Mutsu exploded in 1943 while anchored in port. More than 1,000 crew members were killed; the cause remains unknown to this day. The Nagato survived the war and was sunk during American nuclear tests on Bikini Atoll; the wreck is widely considered one of the best diving destinations in the world. This is the illustrated history of both ships, with a historical overview, a complete technical description and more than 100 photos and diagrams. Naval historians Lars Ahlberg and Hans Lengerer have established themselves as experts and specialists on the warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Second World War. Their work is distinguished by its reliance primarily on Japanese-language primary source material.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Lengerer, Hans/Ahlberg, Lars
Title
Nagato-Class Battleships
Details
English text, 150 bw-photos and drawings. 128 pages.
State
new
Subtitle
IJN Super-Dreadnoughts Nagato and Mutsu
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