Year: 2016 Language: English Author: Mark Stille Genre: History Publisher: Osprey Publishing Edition: New Vanguard, 236 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 52 Description: During World War II, the United States built 72 light cruisers of various classes. In response to the severe air threat that surface ships faced, new cruisers were designed with increasingly heavy antiaircraft weaponry as well as the traditional six-inch guns. With the speed and range to keep up with aircraft carriers, and their considerable antiaircraft capability, they were a mainstay of the carrier escorts. This book examines every US light cruiser produced, including those of the Fargo and Worcester classes--which were actually completed after World War II had ended--tracing their design, development, and evolution throughout the war and beyond.
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US Navy Light Cruisers 1941–45
Language: English
Author: Mark Stille
Genre: History
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Edition: New Vanguard, 236
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 52
Description: During World War II, the United States built 72 light cruisers of various classes. In response to the severe air threat that surface ships faced, new cruisers were designed with increasingly heavy antiaircraft weaponry as well as the traditional six-inch guns. With the speed and range to keep up with aircraft carriers, and their considerable antiaircraft capability, they were a mainstay of the carrier escorts.
This book examines every US light cruiser produced, including those of the Fargo and Worcester classes--which were actually completed after World War II had ended--tracing their design, development, and evolution throughout the war and beyond.
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