US Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45

by Mark Stille and Mark E. Stille

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.

This book examines every US...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472811402
• ISBN13: 9781472811400
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 9.7"