The Japanese Combined Fleet volume by Mark Stille and the British Pacific Fleet volume by Brian Lane Herder combine illustrated fleet studies with discussion of their operations. Their drawings provide a way to compare ships and fleet arrangements alongside the written analysis. The British volume includes King George V-class battleships in action as well as carrier operations. HMS Formidable's kamikaze damage leads into a discussion of armored flight decks, while the carrier illustrations also prompt an argument about the place of Royal Navy aviation in popular naval history.
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Osprey fleet studies on Japan and the British Pacific Fleet
Illustrated fleet studies connect order-of-battle detail with the British Pacific Fleet's carrier operations and resilience under kamikaze attack.