02216cam a2200421 i 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019008004100036010001700077015001900094016001800113020001800131020001500149020003100164020003200195035003900227040002400266042000800290043001200298050001600310100001800326245009400344264004000438300003900478490002400517504005100541505009800592520062200690647002901312648002001341650006301361650005401424650006801478655003901546700002501585758015901610830002501769ocn880683618OCoLC20241209131602.0140729s2014    enka          000 0 eng    a  2014415791  aGBB4109902bnb7 a0166127522Uk  a9781782006299  a178200629X  z9781782006305 (PDF e-book)  z9781782006312 (EPUB e-book)  a(OCoLC)880683618z(OCoLC)851420569  bengcGAFCSC LIBRARY  apcc  an-us---00aV820.3b.S51 aStille, Mark.10aUS heavy cruisers 1941-45 :bpre-war classes /cMark Stille ; illustrated by Paul Wright. 1aOxford :bOsprey Publishing,c2014.  a48 pages :billustrations ;c25 cm1 aNew Vanguard ;v210  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aPensacola Class -- Northampton Class -- Portland Class -- New Orleans Class -- Wichita Class.  aAmerican Navy cruisers built prior to World War 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 this came at the cost of protection. As the classes evolved, these flaws began to be corrected. Despite these drawbacks, the pre-war heavy cruiser classes served with distinction throughout World War II. 72fast0(OCoLC)fst01180746 7a1900-19992fast 0aCruisers (Warships)zUnited StatesxHistoryy20th century. 0aWorld War, 1914-1918xNaval operations, American. 7aMilitary operations, NavalxAmerican.2fast0(OCoLC)fst01710245 7aHistory.2fast0(OCoLC)fst014116281 aWright, Paul,d1947-  ihas work:aUS heavy cruisers 1941-45 (Text)1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGmKgcGHWX3xQqy8FJJCcP4https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork 0aNew vanguard ;v210.