IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY BATTLESHIPS 1941-45 MARK STILLE ILLUSTRATED BY TONY BRYANABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR COMMANDER (RETIRED) MARK STILLE served as a career Naval Intelligence Officer, spending over five years of his naval career assigned to various US Navy carriers. He continues to workin this field in a civilian capacity. He holds an MA from the Naval War College and has had several wargames. published. This is his sixth book for Osprey. He lives in Virginia, USA. TONY BRYAN js a freelance illustrator of many years’ experience who lives and works in Dorset. He initially qualified in Engineering, worked fora number of years in Military Research and Development, and has a keen interest in military hardware - armor, small arms, aircraft and ships. Tony has produced many illustrations for partworks, magazines and books, including a number of titles in the New Vanguard series,NEW VANGUARD « 146 IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY BATTLESHIPS 1941-45 MARK STILLE ILLUSTRATED BY TONY BRYAN