Equipped with the largest guns and heaviest armour and with the greatest
displacement of any ship ever built, the Yamato proved to be a
formidable opponent to the US Pacific Fleet in the Second World War. The
book contains a full description of the design and construction of the
battleship including wartime modifications, and a career history
followed by a substantial pictorial section with rare onboard views of
Yamato and her sister ship Musashi, a comprehensive portfolio of
more than 1,020 perspective line artworks, 350 colour 3D views, and 30
photographs. The wreck of Musashi has been recently discovered to
great excitement in Japan, renewing interest in these iconic warships.
Janusz Skulski's anatomies of three renowned ships of the 20th century
Japanese navy are among the most comprehensive of the Anatomy series
with hundreds of meticulously researched drawings of the ships. Since
their first publication he has continued to research the ships and has
now produce a more definitive anatomy than was possible then. He has
teamed up with 3D artist Stefan Draminksi who produces superb realistic
renditions of the ships that bring a whole new level of detail to the
portraits of the ships. This new editions is a genuine 'Super Anatomy'
containing the most detailed renditions of these ships ever seen.