{"product_id":"nagato-class-battleships-1920-46-the-imperial-japanese-navys-super-dreadnoughts-paperback","title":"Nagato-Class Battleships 1920-46: The Imperial Japanese Navy's Super-Dreadnoughts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStefan Draminski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStefan Draminski\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eillustrated study of Japan's Nagato-class battleships: the IJN's powerful super-dreadnoughts, which were heavily modernized to fight in World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated with the author's much-acclaimed 3D reconstructions, naval researcher Stefan Draminski offers a technical and operational study of \u003ci\u003eNagato \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMutsu\u003c\/i\u003e, Japan's most powerful battleships of the dreadnought era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey were the world's first battleships to mount 16-inch guns, and signalled Japan's determination to build a fleet that qualitatively outmatched the world's leading navies. Entering service in the 1920s, they would be heavily modernized before the outbreak of the Pacific War, which \u003ci\u003eNagato \u003c\/i\u003ewould start as Yamamoto's flagship for the Pearl Harbor attack. Both ships were present at the Battle of Midway, and though \u003ci\u003eMutsu \u003c\/i\u003ewould be sunk by a magazine explosion in 1943, \u003ci\u003eN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eagato \u003c\/i\u003efought at Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf, before being modified again and moored at Yokosuka as an antiaircraft battery. The last Japanese battleship afloat on VJ-Day, \u003ci\u003eNagato \u003c\/i\u003ewas sunk in 1946 at Bikini Atoll in the \u003ci\u003eCrossroads \u003c\/i\u003enuclear test. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on Japanese-language sources and original documentation, this is a concisely detailed account of these formidable battleships, superbly illustrated with archive photos and artwork showing the ships through their careers and in action.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStefan Draminski\u003c\/b\u003e is a naval researcher and illustrator. Since 2002 he has worked on numerous publications on military history subjects. Using 3D software, he creates highly detailed and historically accurate digital models of warships, aircraft and vehicles. He is the author and illustrator of several acclaimed recent titles in the Anatomy of the Ship series, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Destroyer USS Kidd. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Torun, Poland, with his wife, children and dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.6 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978328572205,"sku":"9781472869579","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/K-6TT2QCSN9781472869579.webp?v=1775801668","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/nagato-class-battleships-1920-46-the-imperial-japanese-navys-super-dreadnoughts-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}