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Beschreibung

US Heavy Cruisers provides a detailed, illustrated look at the wartime and post-war-built heavy cruiser classes of the US Navy of World War II.

Fast and heavily armed, the Baltimore class was an evolution of the heavy cruiser designs from before World War II, but without the limitations imposed by the Washington Naval Treaty. Versatile vessels, the heavy cruisers of the Baltimore class, and their successors in the Oregon City and Des Moines classes, commonly acted as carrier escorts throughout World War II, but also performed bombardment duties in support of amphibious landings. Post-World War II, the heavy cruisers continued to see service, chiefly in Korea and Vietnam. Even after the heyday of the heavy cruiser had passed, the ships continued to serve - several were converted into the earliest examples of guided missile cruisers, and established an enduring legacy in the US Navy.

US Heavy Cruisers provides a detailed, illustrated look at the wartime and post-war-built heavy cruiser classes of the US Navy of World War II.

Fast and heavily armed, the Baltimore class was an evolution of the heavy cruiser designs from before World War II, but without the limitations imposed by the Washington Naval Treaty. Versatile vessels, the heavy cruisers of the Baltimore class, and their successors in the Oregon City and Des Moines classes, commonly acted as carrier escorts throughout World War II, but also performed bombardment duties in support of amphibious landings. Post-World War II, the heavy cruisers continued to see service, chiefly in Korea and Vietnam. Even after the heyday of the heavy cruiser had passed, the ships continued to serve - several were converted into the earliest examples of guided missile cruisers, and established an enduring legacy in the US Navy.

Über den Autor
Mark Stille
Zusammenfassung
A detailed, illustrated look at the wartime and post-war-built heavy cruiser classes of the US Navy of World War II.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction/ Evolving US naval strategy and the role of the heavy cruiser in the light of wartime experience/ US heavy cruiser design and development in the light of wartime experience/ Armament/ Radar/ The Heavy Cruiser Classes/ Analysis and Conclusion
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781782006329
ISBN-10: 178200632X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Stille, Mark
Illustrator: Wright, Paul
Hersteller: Bloomsbury USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 246 x 182 x 7 mm
Von/Mit: Mark Stille
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.09.2014
Gewicht: 0,166 kg
Artikel-ID: 121041508

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