Japanese Naval Vessels of World War Two: As Seen by U.S. Naval Intelligence

This book is essentially a reprint of the recognition book of a WWII U.S. Submarine. While it has many pictures of the pre-war warships of the Imperial Navy, it contains many technical inaccuracies due to a lack of intelligence at the time it was assembled. There is virtually no coverage of the IJN construction that was produced during the war. A useful work, but not the book for one seeking an exhaustive and accurate technical account of the warships. Interesting more as an examination of the available intelligence of the USN on the IJN during the war.