Japanese High Seas Fleet (The Pan / Ballantine Illustrated History of World War II - Weapons Book, #33) by Richard Humble; Introduction-Captain Donald Macintyre - 1974

Pan / Ballantine, 1974. Paperback. Collectible: Very Good. 1st Edition THUS / 1st Printing (1st Pan / Ballantine Printing - 1974) VERY GOOD+ No creasing on spine. Gently read if at all. No creases on covers. Binding is solid and has been stressed to confirm it remains flexible and pages are secure. 158, [2] pages : illustrations, maps, portraits; 21 cm. . . . . . . . . . FROM THE BACK COVER: Japan?s battle fleet was the youngest in the world, but, in a sense, by far the oldest, too. Imbued with the fierce, centuries-old samurai tradition, the Imperial Japanese Navy was equipped with magnificent warships and manned by superbly trained crews. But it could not match the immense material resources of its principal foe: the war machine and navy of the United States. . . . . . . .TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) The honour of the Emperor -- 2.) Toward the abyss -- 3.) The glory days -- 4.) Coral Sea and Midway -- 5.) Guadalcanal ordeal -- 6.) Fight for the Solomons -- 7.) Too much with too little -- 8.) Back to the Philippines -- 9.) Leyte Gulf, the futile epic -- 10.) The last throw