Part 1: From Tsingtau to the Eve of the Pacific War. Rarely are there specialist books on Japanese aircraft carriers in German. Now a new series begins. Many Japanese aircraft carriers, whose names became world-famous through Pearl Harbor, were already involved in hostilities off the Chinese coast in 1937.
Booklet 15 from the series Schiff Profile in the usual good quality. B/W and a few colour photos throughout. The book begins with the beginnings of Japanese naval aviation in World War I and reports on the construction of the large aircraft carriers and the first aircraft, mostly double- or triple-deckers. Some aircraft were also bought in England. Volume 1 ends in 1939. fantastic photos !
