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ALSO AVAILABLE 2020 NEW RELEASES 11 Sōryū-, Hiryū-, and Unryū-Class Aircraft Carriers In the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II Lars Ahlberg & Hans Lengerer Medium-sized aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy Both the Sōryū and Hiryū were lost at the Battle of Midway in June 1942 Rare Japanese source material This book covers the design and construction of the two well-known Sōryū and Hiryū carriers, and the lesser- known ships of the Unryū class. The authors rely on original Japanese source material, including numerous photos, drawings, and specifications. How and why the Japanese designed and constructed the WWII-era, medium-sized Sōryū-, Hiryū-, and Unryū-class aircraft carriers, and how they were operated, is covered in detail. The Imperial Japanese Navy planned the construction of 45 aircraft carriers from 1918 to 1943 and commissioned twenty-five of them between 1922 and 1944. These types were large, medium, and small aircraft carriers, with some converted from other warship classes, and escort aircraft carriers remodeled from passenger ships. The medium type presented here formed the majority, with a total of 18 planned: five were completed, three remained in various completion stages at the end of the Pacific War, and ten were eventually canceled. Lars Ahlberg and Hans Lengerer have coauthored books about the aircraft carrier Taihō, the Yamato class, and recently published Armourclad Fusō to Kongō Class Battle Cruisers . They privately published Contributions to the History of Imperial Japanese Warships . Size: 9" x 9" Pages: 128 Price: $24.99 Illustrations: 145 b/w images Binding: hard cover ISBN: 978-0-7643-6077-0 AVAILABLE NOVEMBER JAPANESE ADMIRALS 1926-1945 978-0-7643-3952-3 $79.99 | 400 pp. 8 1/2" x 11" | HC USS HORNET (CV-8) 978-0-7643-5862-3 $19.99 | 112 pp. 9" x 9" | HC SEE PAGE 58 FOR RELATED TITLES