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The Solomons 1943-44 by Mark Stille
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47Victory at Guadalcanal for the Allies in February 1943 left them a vital foothold in the Solomon Islands chain, and was the first step in an attempt to isolate and capture the key Japanese base of... -
Java Sea 1942 by Mark Stille
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £13.16The battle of the Java Sea, fought in February 1942, was the first major surface engagement of the Pacific War and one of the few naval battles of the entire war fought to a decisive victory. It was... -
Guadalcanal 1942-43 by Mark Stille
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.66The campaign for Guadalcanal, which stretched from August 1942 until February 1943, centered on Henderson Field. The airfield was captured by the US on 8 August and placed into operation by 20 August... -
Pearl Harbor Mark Stille 9781472865311
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £19.53A detailed re-examination of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Day of Infamy that saw the USA enter World War II.In this the first comprehensive treatment of Pearl Harbor since the early 1990s... -
US Navy Frigates of the Cold War by Mark Stille
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £9.10Though they were never the most glamorous of warships, found US Navy frigates were frequently found on the frontlines of the Cold War at sea. These warships were the descendants of World War II's... -
US Heavy Cruisers 1943-75 by Mark Stille
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £11.84This title follows on from a companion book covering the US heavy cruisers that were built prior to the war, together forming the definitive guide to the US's heavy cruiser classes. Versatile... -
The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War by Mark Stille
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £27.72An highly illustrated examination of the key ships, tactics and operations of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the War in the Pacific in World War II. The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the third... -
Italian Cruisers of World War II by Mark Stille
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £10.86The Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina) operated one of largest cruiser forces of World War II. As a signatory to the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, the Regia Marina immediately attempted to reinforce... -
The Imperial Japanese Navy of the Russo-Japanese War by Mark Stille
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £10.31When the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyed Russia's battle fleet during the Russo-Japanese War, it marked the emergence of Japan as one of the world's major naval powers. Japan's navy had been built... -
Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945-91 by Mark Stille
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £9.10A history of the enduring Essex-class ships, the US Navy's finest and most numerous fleet carrier during World War II, which were modernized repeatedly and served with distinction. The Essex class... -
Midway 1942: Turning Point in the Pacific by Mark Stille 9781846035012
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.66In less than one day, the might of the Imperial Japanese Navy was destroyed and four of her great aircraft carriers sank burning into the dark depths of the Pacific. Utilizing the latest research and... -
US Navy Escort Carriers 1942-45 by Mark Stille
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £11.84While not as famous as their larger and faster sister ships such as the Essex- and Yorktown-class carriers, escort carriers made an enormous contribution towards Allied victory both in the Pacific... -
Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45 by Mark Stille
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £12.03In 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) went to war with a marginal anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability. This was a lamentable state of affairs for a nation dependent upon imports to sustain... -
Italian Destroyers of World War II Mark Stille (Author) 9781472840554
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £10.42A new illustrated history and analysis of Italy's World War II destroyers, a formidable foe for Allied forces attempting to attack the sea lanes between Italy and North Africa. The Italian Royal... -
Midway-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945–92 Mark Stille 9781472860484
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.78The Midway-class were the US Navy's biggest carriers built during World War II. Superbly illustrated, this explains how they became the backbone of the Cold War fleet. Entering service in September... -
Imperial Japanese Navy Battleships 1941-45 by Mark Stille 9781846032806
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £13.43The Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II surpassed the Allied and Axis fleets in innovation and technology. This title covers the 12 Japanese battleships that saw service between 1941 and 1945,... -
US Navy Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers by Mark Stille
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £11.84Faced with an increasingly formidable anti-ship cruise missile threat from the Soviet Union in the early days of the Cold War, and with the recent memory of the kamikaze threat from World War II, the... -
Italian Battleships of World War II Mark Stille (Author) 9781849083805
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £10.26Italy's navy, the Regia Marina was the fourth-largest naval force in the world at the outbreak of World War II, and yet is often overlooked and largely discounted as ineffective. In general the fleet... -
Midway: The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle Mark Stille 9781472862075
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.97A detailed re-examination of Midway, one of the most significant battles in the Pacific Theater of World War II.In April 1942, the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy was at the zenith of... -
US Navy Ships vs Kamikazes 1944-45 by Mark Stille
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £14.24The ineffectiveness of conventional air attacks on US Navy surface ships, particularly heavily defended targets like carrier task groups, forced the Japanese to re-evaluate their tactics in late 1944... -
The naval battles for Guadalcanal 1942: Clash for supremacy in the Pacific by Mark Stille
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47The battle for Guadalcanal that lasted from August 1942 to February 1943 was the first major American counteroffensive against the Japanese in the Pacific. The battle of Savo Island on the night of 9... -
Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers, 1921-45 by Mark Stille
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £11.84The Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first built-from-the-keel-up carrier, the 'Hosho'. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, it experimented with its... -
Malaya and Singapore 1941-42: The fall of Britain's empire in the East by Mark Stille
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.66For the British Empire it was a military disaster, but for Imperial Japan the conquest of Malaya was one of the pivotal campaigns of World War II. Giving birth to the myth of the Imperial Japanese... -
USN Battleship vs IJN Battleship: The Pacific 1942-44 by Mark Stille
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £14.24In the build-up to World War II both the United States and Japan believed their battleships would play a central role in battle, but after the Pacific War began in December 1941, the role of the... -
Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-45 by Mark Stille 9781849081481
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £10.11Designed with little more than a passing nod to the international naval treaties of the inter-war period, the Imperial Japanese Navy's heavy cruisers were fast and heavily armed. Like the other... -
US Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45 Mark Stille (Author) 9781472811400
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £11.84During World War II, the United States built 72 light cruisers of various classes. In response to the severe air threat that surface ships faced, new cruisers were designed with increasingly heavy... -
New Guinea 1943–44: The Allies assume the offensive Mark Stille 9781472870353
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £15.29Fully illustrated, this is a history of airpower in the decisive stage of the New Guinea campaign, when the Allies could finally go on the offensive to shatter Japanese forces. -
Leyte Gulf 1944 (1): The Battles of the Sibuyan Sea and Samar by Mark Stille
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £14.27In October 1944, the US prepared to invade the Philippines to cut Japan off from its resource areas in Southeast Asia. The Japanese correctly predicted this, and prepared a complex operation to use... -
US Navy Carrier Aircraft vs IJN Yamato Class Battleships by Mark Stille
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £14.45As the Pacific War approached a crescendo, the clashes between swarming US Navy carrier aircraft, and the gigantic Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Yamato-class battleships became symbolic of the... -
Japanese Combined Fleet 1942–43: Guadalcanal to the Solomons Campaign Mark Stille 9781472860491
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47A superbly illustrated account of the Japanese Navy during the fierce battles of Guadalcanal and the Solomons, explaining how and why it fought as it did.Contrary to myth, the Imperial Japanese Navy... -
The Philippine Sea 1944: The last great carrier battle Mark Stille (Author) 9781472819208
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £13.16After suffering devastating losses in the huge naval battles at Midway and the Soloman Islands, the Imperial Japanese navy attempted to counter-attack against the US forces threatening the Home... -
US Navy Ships vs Japanese Attack Aircraft: 1941–42 by Mark Stille
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £14.24The striking power of the Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier- based attack aircraft was established at Pearl Harbor, and the IJN's carrier- based torpedo and dive- bombers showed their prowess again... -
Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle Mark Stille 9781472851765
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.99'A worthy addition to any bookshelf.', The Naval Review A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history and probably the most decisive naval... -
Pacific Carrier War: Carrier Combat from Pearl Harbor to Okinawa by Mark Stille
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £25.15A detailed and comprehensive study of the carrier formations of the Pacific War, including their origins, development and key battles from the Coral Sea, through Midway and Guadalcanal to the battle... -
Japan’s Indian Ocean Raid 1942: The Allies' Lowest Ebb by Mark Stille 9781472854186
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.60An detailed illustrated exploration of the Japanese raid into the Indian Ocean in April 1942 - one of the largest operations conducted by the Imperial Navy during the war. In the wake of Japan's... -
New Guinea 1942-43: Halting the Last Japanese Advance Mark Stille 9781472866554
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £13.16Lavishly illustrated, this book studies the role of airpower in the New Guinea battles of 1942-43, as the Allies checked and halted Japan's last significant offensives. Mark Stille and John Rogers... -
The United States Navy in World War II: From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa by Mark Stille
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £27.83A comprehensive overview of the strategy, operations and vessels of the United States Navy from 1941 to 1945. Although slowly building its navy while neutral during the early years of World War... -
Leyte Gulf 1944 (2): Surigao Strait and Cape Engano Mark Stille (Author) 9781472842855
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47This is the second volume in a two-part illustrated study of the October 23-26 Battle of Leyte Gulf, which resulted in a decisive defeat for the Japanese. The Battle of Leyte Gulf-the largest... -
Philippines Naval Campaign 1944–45: The Battles After Leyte Gulf by Mark Stille 9781472856999
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.60The forgotten story of the major naval operations conducted in the Philippines by the US and Japanese navies after Leyte Gulf up to the US invasion of Luzon in January 1945. The events that took... -
Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers 1919-45 1: Minekaze to Shiratsuyu Classes by Mark Stille 9781849089845
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £11.84This volume will detail the history, weapons and tactics of the Japanese destroyers built before the war. This includes the famous Fubuki class (called "Special Type" by the Japanese, which were,...