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Lost carriers: Akagi and Kaga’s rise, fall, and illustrated history.
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Kaga and Akagi

Aircraft Carriers in the Imperial Japanese Navy

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  • Hardcover

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    2 May 2025

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Summary

A pictorial guide to Akagi and Kaga, two early Japanese aircraft carriers that were sunk at the Battle of Midway.

Akagi and Kaga were the second and third aircraft carriers to enter service with the Imperial Japanese Navy. Akagi was initially laid down as a battle cruiser, and Kaga as a battleship; both hulls were converted into aircraft carriers during the 1920s. The two ships played key roles in most of the early engagements of the Pacific War, and both were sunk at the Battle of Mi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780764368936
ISBN-10:0764368931
Author:Hans Lengerer, Lars Ahlberg
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Imprint:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:2 May 2025
Weight:794g
Dimensions:229mm x 229mm
Series:Legends of Warfare: Naval
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Kaga and Akagi by Hans Lengerer - ISBN: 9780764368936
229 × 229 mm
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About The Author

Hans Lengerer

Hans Lengerer was in the government service (executive) until retirement. After contacts with the late Erich Gröner, he was encouraged by the late Jürgen Rohwer to publish on the IJN. He has written more than 50 articles and several books, including Die Flugzeugträger der Kaiserlichen Japanischen Marine und des Heeres, Band I. He lives in Germany.

Lars Ahlberg is a retired army officer; he lives in Sweden. Together with Hans Lengerer, he privately publishes Contributions to the History of Imperial Japanese Warships.

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