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US Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Ships - Modern Navy - United States

MSRP old price: $19.00


Product Info

Title
US Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45
Publisher
Category
Author
Mark Stille
Publish Year
2016
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.25x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147634579
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG236
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG236

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 6in 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 complete after World War II had ended, tracing their design, development and evolution throughout the war and beyond.