Description: Offered by Over The Blue Horizon and recently obtained in Tokyo is a great pictorial from the well-regarded Japanese Kaijinsha ‘Ships of the World’ Series: this one is “AUXILIARY VESSLES OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY,” Issue # 522, March 1997. The ‘Ships of the World’ series is characterized by their presentation of outstanding line drawings (some fold-out) but mainly great photographs, and in the case of this book on the Imperial Japanese Navy auxiliary vessels, photographs rarely seen in the West. Text is in Japanese but each class of auxiliary vessels is identified in English text to facilitate understanding for the Western audience. Coverage includes: Auxiliaries (Repair Ships; Oilers; Colliers; Special Cargo Ships; Supply Ships; Transports; Icebreakers; Survey Ships; Target Ships; Cable Layers; and Torpedo Boats); Submarine Depot Ships and Minelayers; Gunboats and Landing Ships; and Torpedo Boats in the Meiji Era. This 150 page, 7.25 x 10.25 inch softcover has Japanese text but each vessel’s name or number is specified in English. The book is jam-packed with outstanding photographs, many rarely seen in the West, and it has numerous line drawings including a two-page foldout of the Oiler Shioya as she was configured in 1943 and Landing Ship No. 1 in 1944. Published by Kaijinsha, Tokyo, Japan in 1997, condition of this exceptionally useful publication is VERY GOOD with light shelf wear to the covers, and all set to round out the library of any IJN historian and/or advanced modeler. Note that Over the Blue Horizon ships from the USA with FREE United States Postal Service (USPS) PRIORITY shipping to USA buyers! eBay charges sales tax for certain states; Over the Blue Horizon charges Hawaii residents state general excise tax. Your purchase will be carefully wrapped to ensure that it arrives in the same condition as described in the eBay listing. If you are not happy with your purchase for whatever reason, we will work something out -- your satisfaction is GUARANTEED. Regardless of where you are in the world, buy with confidence from a well-established eBay merchant with a sterling reputation and an exceptionally high customer satisfaction rate.
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Book Title: AUXILIARY VESSELS OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY
Book Series: SHIPS OF THE WORLD Series
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: Japanese
Publisher: KAIJINSHA
Edition: First Edition
Subject: IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY IJN WARSHIPS WORLD WAR II
Publication Year: 1997
Type: Illustrated Book
Format: Softcover
Language: Japanese
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Unknown
Genre: NAVY HISTORY, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Topic: IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, CRUISERS
Subjects: History & Military
