Japanese aircraft carriers of World War II. Dragons of Pearl Harbor and Midway

19,99

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These aircraft carriers were called "Dragons of the Imperial Navy" (that's how "dragon" is translated from the Japanese word "ryu"). These ships took an active part in the decisive naval battles of World War II - superbly trained air groups of medium-sized Japanese aircraft carriers smashed American battleships at Pearl Harbor, helped storm the fortifications of Wake Island, and delivered painful blows to the British near Ceylon. The lucky star of the Imperial Navy set at the Battle of Midway Atoll, where the best aircraft carriers of the Mikado, including the Dragons Soryu and Hiryu, were sunk. This defeat marked the beginning of the end of the Empire of Japan... A seriously revised and expanded edition of the book by the leading historians of the Land of the Rising Sun fleet, for the first time based not on retellings of dubious Anglo-American literature, but on Japanese documents, access to which is extremely difficult even today, allows you to take a fresh look not only for the creation, design, service and combat use of the Soryu and Hiryu aircraft carriers, their development - the Unryu-class aircraft carriers, but also for the turning points of World War II. The book is illustrated with unique drawings and exclusive photographs. 

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Publication language: Russian

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