Imperial Japanese Navy Light Cruisers 194145

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The Imperial Japanese Navy went to war with 17 light cruisers and another three cruiser-sized training ships. Of these, most were 5,500-ton ships designed to act as destroyer squadron flagships. This made them much different in capabilities and mission from their American counterparts. During the war, the Japanese built another five light cruisers, all but one of which maintained the design premise of being able to serve as destroyer squadron flagships. During the war, Japanese light cruisers were active throughout the Pacific performing many missions in addition to their flagship duties. Mark Stille continues Osprey's coverage of the IJN of WWII with this concise and complete study of all 25 ships, from their design and development to their ultimate fates. Detailed Osprey artwork and rare period photographs from the Fukui collection held in Kure, Japan illustrate this discussion.

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"Another excellent overview from Osprey Publishing, Imperial Japanese Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45 outlines the development and operations of all 25 ships during the Second World War." --David L. Veres, www.cybermodeler.com

"An excellent book on a fascinating subject and one that I am positive you will find to be of interest. It is a book that will be pulled from the shelves time after time and one I can highly recommend to you." --Scott Van Aken, Modelling Madness

Author Bio

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 30 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. He is also the author of several wargames.