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German Light Cruisers 1939-45

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Ships - Modern Navy - Germany

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Product Info

Title
German Light Cruisers 1939-45
Publisher
Category
Author
Gordon williamson
Publish Year
2003
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147343704
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG084
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG84

Description

The German Navy of World War II was small in number, but contained some of the most technologically advanced capital ships in the world. This meant that although the Kriegsmarine never felt capable of encountering the might of the British Navy in a fleet action, her ships were individually more than a match for the outdated vessels of the Royal Navy. Nowhere was this more the case than in Germany's fleet of light cruisers. There were only six vessels in this fleet: the Emden, Leipzig, Köln, Königsberg, Karlsruhe and Nurnberg. This book describes their design, development and varied operational history throughout the course of the Second World War.