Description
| Product ID: | 9781472811400 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | IN |
| Series: | New Vanguard |
| Title: | US Navy Light Cruisers 1941–45 |
| Authors: | Author: Mark Stille, Paul Wright |
| Page Count: | 48 |
| Subjects: | History of the Americas, History of the Americas, Second World War, Naval forces and warfare, Military vehicles, Second World War, Naval forces & warfare, Military & naval ships, USA, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating During World War II, the United States built 72 light cruisers of various classes. This book examines every US light cruiser produced, including those of the Fargo and Worcester classes, which were actually complete after World War II had ended, tracing their design, development and evolution throughout the war and beyond. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-07-28 |
