{"product_id":"akagi-stephen-carrington-9798186992400","title":"Akagi: The Rise and Fall of Japan's Greatest Aircraft Carrier","description":"In \u003ci\u003eAkagi: The Rise and Fall of Japan's Greatest Aircraft Carrier\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephen Carrington tells the story of the warship that became the spearhead of Japan's carrier force in the Pacific. Conceived as a battlecruiser, transformed into a pioneering aircraft carrier, and rebuilt into the flagship of the First Air Fleet, \u003ci\u003eAkagi\u003c\/i\u003e stood at the center of a revolution in naval warfare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the shipyards of Kure and Sasebo to Pearl Harbor, the Indian Ocean, and Midway, Carrington follows \u003ci\u003eAkagi\u003c\/i\u003e through the rise of Japanese naval aviation and the creation of \u003ci\u003eKido Butai\u003c\/i\u003e. He explores the carrier's engineering, air groups, flight operations, command structure, and the doctrine that allowed Japan to strike across vast distances with unprecedented force. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than the story of a single ship, this book examines how \u003ci\u003eAkagi\u003c\/i\u003e embodied both the promise and peril of carrier warfare. Powerful, innovative, and ultimately vulnerable, she remains one of the most studied warships of the Second World War, a symbol of Japan's early victories, its strategic overreach, and the battle that changed the course of the Pacific War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Carrington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798186992400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d","brand":"Stephen Carrington","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997936857343,"sku":"9798186992400","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/akagi-stephen-carrington-9798186992400","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}