IJN Battleships FUSO & YAMASHIRO Maru Special Volume 3

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Offered by Over The Blue Horizon is the third issue from the venerable but still very well-respected Japanese MARU SPECIAL series: “Imperial Japanese Navy Battleships FUSO and YAMASHIRO, Volume 3, November 1975.” As most of you already know, the MARU SPECIAL series was published from 1975 to 1987 and each of the 135 volumes focused on a naval vessel, family of vessels, or campaign, most dealing with the Imperial Japanese Navy. The MARU SPECIALs offered a very popular combination of period photographs (some with rare detail), line drawings, color drawings in a few cases, and affordability. Although printed with Japanese text, many had English captions, but regardless of the difficulty of translation, the MARU SPECIALs remain very popular with historians and modelers and these out of-print gems are still frequently referenced. This particular MARU SPECIAL features the FUSO and YAMASHIRO, both laid down in Yokosuka in 1912 and 1913. Their design was basically a more powerful version of the KONGO class battlecruisers, and both were fitted with six twin 14 inch turrets. The two ships were the first in the IJN to accommodate oil-burning boilers which allowed greater speed and independence from coal. The FUSO and YAMSHIRO saw little action in the war and were sunk together at the Battle of Surigao Strait, part of the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf, on 25 October 1944. This 66-page, 7.25 x 10.25 inch vintage classic has some great photographs, line drawings, and two pages of color illustrations. Although text is in Japanese, each photograph in this book has an English language caption. Condition is good+ -- the corners and edge show some slight ‘crimping’ but it does not affect the rest of the book which is clean, crisp and solid. FREE SHIPPING & HANDLING : We offer FREE United States Postal Service (USPS) Priority shipping (4-6 days) with delivery confirmation for this auction to U.S. buyers. Hawaii residents pay 4.166% general excise tax. We wrap your purchase in bubble wrap or tissue, and then protect it with clean, sturdy cardboard to ensure that it arrives in the same condition described in the auction. We mail promptly and send you the delivery confirmation number when your purchase is mailed. Check out our feedback – we take pride in our high customer satisfaction rate. SAVE MONEY WITH MULTIPLE PURCHASES : We invite you to look at our other items for sale or visit our eBay store. Make multiple purchases, combine shipping and save money! For each additional Ebay book (or group of books) you purchase from Over the Blue Horizon and combine shipping, you’ll receive a $5 discount. For example, if you win a $25 book, and then win another book (or set of books) that cost $25, we will take $5 off the total price, bringing it down to $45! Win three, get $10 off, and the savings go on and on .....as you fill up a box. The United States Postal Service now has four sizes of flat-rate envelopes or boxes which we can use to save you money on shipping. Note: some items being sold by Over The Blue Horizon, such as posters, are not eligible for these savings, but email us if you have any questions. BIDDERS OUTSIDE THE U.S. : We have extensive experience with foreign buyers and welcome your business. You will Your discount will be equal to the free shipping value for U.S. customers. Email us before the auction ends for discounted shipping costs for your country or for any other questions. If you are the winner, we will send you the shipping costs for your country. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up – do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. We do not mark merchandise values... read more

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