Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45 (New Vanguard)

Once the magnitude of the threat to Japan's shipping became fully apparent in 1943, the IJN made plans for mass production of ASW escorts. These arrived in 1944, but could not stop the massacre of Japanese shipping by increasingly bold and effective American submarines.This volume will detail the history, weapons and tactics of the IJN's ASW escorts. There were only a few purpose-built ASW escorts available at the start of the war and these were augmented by a handful of second-class destroyers and a dozen torpedo boats. In 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) went to war with a margina

"Five Stars" according to RAYMOND C. CLAY. thankyou. HMS Warspite said The war at sea. The Imperial Japanese Navy was unprepared for a sustained war at sea in 19The war at sea HMS Warspite The Imperial Japanese Navy was unprepared for a sustained war at sea in 1941. As author Mark Stille suggests, the IJN seems to have expected that one decisive naval victory would obviate the need for such mundane warships as antisubmarine escorts. In the event, Japan found itself critically short of the escorts and never closed the gapImperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45" is an Osprey New Vanguard Series book about a fairly specific vessel type. The author sets the stage in terms of what was available after Pearl Harbor, and . 1. As author Mark Stille suggests, the IJN seems to have expected that one decisive naval victory would obviate the need for such mundane warships as antisubmarine escorts. In the event, Japan found itself critically short of the escorts and never closed the gapImperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 19The war at sea HMS Warspite The Imperial Japanese Navy was unprepared for a sustained war at sea in 1941. As author Mark Stille suggests, the IJN seems to have expected that one decisive naval victory would obviate the need for such mundane warships as antisubmarine escorts. In the event, Japan found itself critically short of the escorts and never closed the gapImperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45" is an Osprey New Vanguard Series book about a fairly specific vessel type. The author sets the stage in terms of what was available after Pearl Harbor, and . 1-The war at sea HMS Warspite The Imperial Japanese Navy was unprepared for a sustained war at sea in 1941. As author Mark Stille suggests, the IJN seems to have expected that one decisive naval victory would obviate the need for such mundane warships as antisubmarine escorts. In the event, Japan found itself critically short of the escorts and never closed the gapImperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45" is an Osprey New Vanguard Series book about a fairly specific vessel type. The author sets the stage in terms of what was available after Pearl Harbor, and . 5" is an Osprey New Vanguard Series book about a fairly specific vessel type. The author sets the stage in terms of what was available after Pearl Harbor, and . John Mottar said Ships that are covered Sare done very well like the rest of this series. Ships that are covered Sare done very well like the rest of this series. Surprised sub chasers and other small ASW craft were not covered in this book. Maybe they will be in another book.

Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired) received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. About the AuthorMark E. He has worked in the intelligence community for 35 years including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He is the author of numerous Osprey titles, focusing on naval history in the Pacific. . He is currently a senior analyst working in the Washington DC area

Mark E. He is currently a senior analyst working in the Washington DC area. He has worked in the intelligence community for 35 years including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired) received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. He is the author of numerous Osprey titles, focusing on naval history in the Pacific.