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US Heavy Cruisers 1941-45 : Pre-War Classes by Mark Stille (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-10178200629X

ISBN-139781782006299

eBay Product ID (ePID)3038402840

Product Key Features

Book TitleUs Heavy Cruisers 1941-45 : Pre-War Classes

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / Naval, Military / United States

Publication Year2014

IllustratorWright, Paul, Yes

GenreHistory

AuthorMark Stille

Book SeriesNew Vanguard Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight5.6 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"This is an excellent book presenting American pre-war heavy cruisers for historians, modelers and illustrators with an interest in the subject. The graphic support -- photographs, artwork, profiles and tables -- alone are worth the price of the book. Highly recommended!" -- Frederick Boucher, Model Shipwrights "Photos, charts, extended captions and selected bibliography supplement author Stille's admirably indexed effort. Color profiles and action paintings offer plenty of modeling inspiration. And a helpful 'analysis and conclusion' neatly ties things up. It's a superb summary of a spellbinding subject." -- David L. Veres, www.cybermodeler.com, "Photos, charts, extended captions and selected bibliography supplement author Stille's admirably indexed effort. Color profiles and action paintings offer plenty of modeling inspiration. And a helpful 'analysis and conclusion' neatly ties things up. It's a superb summary of a spellbinding subject." - David L. Veres, www.cybermodeler.com

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number210

Dewey Decimal623.8253097309041

Table Of ContentIntroduction US naval strategy and the role of the heavy cruiser US heavy cruiser design and development and impact of the Washington and London Naval Treaties Armament Radar The Heavy Cruiser Classes Analysis and Conclusion

SynopsisAmerican Navy cruisers built prior to World Wat II saw extensive action throughout the Pacific War, in both surface actions like Guadalcanal, and carrier battles like Midway. Designed and produced under the regulations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the heavy cruisers of the Pensacola, Northampton, Portland, New Orleans and Wichita classes were exercises in compromise. While they possessed very heavy armament, the Pensacolas, for example, carrying a main battery of ten 8" guns, this came at the cost of protection - armor was the same thickness as a gun cruiser, and incapable of protecting the vessels from enemy 8" fire. As the classes evolved, these flaws began to be corrected, with the main battery being reduced, and increased protection being added to the vital areas of the ship. Despite these drawbacks, the pre-war heavy cruiser classes served with distinction throughout World War II.

LC Classification NumberV820.3.S75 2014