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USN Battleship vs IJN Battleship - The Pacific 1942-44 (Paperback)
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USN Battleship vs IJN Battleship - The Pacific 1942-44 (Paperback)
Series: Duel, 83
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Loot Price R458
Discovery Miles 4 580
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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-colour 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.
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