Looking for a book IJN Carriers Pearl Harbour Attack 07/12/1941

[munnst]

Any suggestions on a book that details (sufficient to detail a 1/700 scale ship) for each of the 6 IJN carriers and also colour plates, markings for the aircraft they carried?

Preferably books you have used.

I have the book IJN Carriers 1921-45 Osprey but sadly it fails to include all of the 6 carriers and only aircraft for one post Pearl.

 

[Richard502]

Model Art No. 378 "Pearl Harbor" has an extensive (35 pages x 4 planes on average per page) color section on the planes used in the attack, and scale plans on all 6 carriers (at 1: 1400? so rather small)

Hans Lengerer's "Die Flugzeugträger der Kaiserlich-Japanischen Marine und des Heeres" should answer all your questions re. the carriers. It's bilingual, with all the text in English as well as in German.

[bootneck]

Hi Munst,

 

various publishers have produced books about Japanese warships, albeit in Japanese text, and probably the best for your scale would be the 1:700 Modeling Support Magazines, some covers shown here:

 

       

            

 

        

 

 

Kagero also produce books that are specific to a single ship, such as this one for the Kaga.

 

 

Other books cover vaious periods of the war and this one, by Model Art, has a section with details and plans called "Attack on Pearl Harbor".  It has modelling details for all the ships that took part.

 

HTH

 

Mike

[munnst]

Thanks I'll keep my eyes open for them. They must be oop as quite hard to find. I have found some references that are useful.