Mark Stille: 45 books

Book cover of Malaya and Singapore 1941–42

Malaya and Singapore 1941–42

The fall of Britain’s empire in the East

by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016

For the British Empire it was a military disaster, but for Imperial Japan the conquest of Malaya was one of the pivotal campaigns of World War II. Giving birth to the myth of the Imperial Japanese Army's invincibility, the victory left both Burma and India open to invasion. Although heavily outnumbered,...
Book cover of The Imperial Japanese Navy of the Russo-Japanese War
by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016

When the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyed Russia's battle fleet during the Russo-Japanese War, it marked the emergence of Japan as one of the world's major naval powers. Japan's navy had been built up over just two decades, with the IJN acquiring a fleet of modern foreign-built warships. Coupled with...
Book cover of US Navy Light Cruisers 1941–45
by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016

During World War II, the United States built 72 light cruisers of various classes. In response to the severe air threat that surface ships faced, new cruisers were designed with increasingly heavy antiaircraft weaponry as well as the traditional 6in guns. With the speed and range to keep up with aircraft...
Book cover of Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers 1921–45
by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012

The Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first built-from-the-keel-up carrier, the Hosho. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, it experimented with its carriers, perfecting their design and construction. As a result, by the time Japan entered World War...
Book cover of US Navy Aircraft Carriers 1942–45
by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012

Aircraft carriers were the US Navy's principal weapon against Japan during the Pacific War. Development of the Essex class began in 1939, becoming the largest class of carrier ever to be built. Early in the Pacific War it became renowned for its 'Sunday Punch' of 36 fighter planes, 36 dive bombers,...
Book cover of US Navy Aircraft Carriers 1922–45
by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012

The USS Langley, the first American aircraft carrier, entered service in 1922. Despite being converted into an aircraft tender, it was the first step in a new direction for the US Navy and naval warfare. This book covers the design, development and operation of USN aircraft carriers built prior to...
Book cover of US Heavy Cruisers 1941–45

US Heavy Cruisers 1941–45

Pre-war Classes

by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2014

Designed and produced under the regulations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the heavy cruisers of the Pensacola, Northampton, Portland, New Orleans and Wichita classes were exercises in compromise. While they possessed very heavy armament – the Pensacolas, for example, carrying a main battery of...
Book cover of US Standard-type Battleships 1941–45 (2)

US Standard-type Battleships 1941–45 (2)

Tennessee, Colorado and Unbuilt Classes

by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2015

This book completes an authoritative two-part study on the Standard-type US battleships of World War II – ships that were designed to fight a different type of war than the one that unfolded. It gives precise technical details of the design history and features of the Tennessee, Colorado and the...
Book cover of The Solomons 1943–44

The Solomons 1943–44

The Struggle for New Georgia and Bougainville

by Mark Stille, Paul Kime, Bounford.com Bounford.com
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2018

Victory at Guadalcanal for the Allies in February 1943 left them a vital foothold in the Solomon Islands chain, and was the first step in an attempt to isolate and capture the key Japanese base of Rabaul on New Britain. In order to do this they had to advance up the island chain in a combined air,...
Book cover of Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45
by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2017

In 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) went to war with a marginal anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability. This was a lamentable state of affairs for a nation dependent upon imports to sustain its war economy. There were only a few purpose-built ASW escorts available at the start of the war and...
Book cover of US Navy Ships vs Kamikazes 1944–45
by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016

The ineffectiveness of conventional air attacks on US Navy surface ships, particularly heavily defended targets like carrier task groups, forced the Japanese to re-evaluate their tactics in late 1944. The solution they arrived at was simple – crash their aircraft into American ships. This notion...
Book cover of Italian Cruisers of World War II
by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018

The Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina) operated one of largest cruiser forces of World War II. As a signatory to the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, the Regia Marina immediately attempted to reinforce its treaty-limited battleship force by building seven large 10,000-ton heavy cruisers. Italian light...
Book cover of USN Fleet Destroyer vs IJN Fleet Submarine
by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2018

Leading up to the Pacific War, Japanese naval strategists believed that a decisive fleet engagement would be fought against the United States Navy. Outnumbered by the USN, the Imperial Japanese Navy planned to use its large, ocean-going submarines to chip away at its opponent before the grand battle....
Book cover of Guadalcanal 1942–43

Guadalcanal 1942–43

Japan's bid to knock out Henderson Field and the Cactus Air Force

by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2019

The campaign for Guadalcanal, which stretched from August 1942 until February 1943, centered on Henderson Field. The airfield was captured by the US on 8 August and placed into operation by 20 August. As long as the airfield was kept operational and stocked with sufficient striking power, the Japanese...
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