Shōkaku-Class Aircraft Carriers THRUMS Using over 600 period photographs

Using over 600 period photographs and color images from items out of private collections and museums

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Shōkaku-Class Aircraft Carriers THRUMS Using over 600 period photographsThe first book on the powerful Japanese Shkaku class carriers. The aircraft carriers of the Shkaku class are generally regarded as being the most successful carriers designed by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They became operational just prior to the Pearl Harbor attack in December 1941, and their combat records are impressive. Compared with the preceding aircraft carrier designs, they represented a great design leap, combining excellent striking power