02436cam a2200493 i 4500 ocn880683618 OCoLC 20241209131602.0 140729s2014 enka 000 0 eng 2014415791 GBB410990 bnb 016612752 Uk 9781782006299 178200629X 9781782006305 (PDF e-book) 9781782006312 (EPUB e-book) AU@ 000052797690 NZ1 15405998 UKMGB 016612752 (OCoLC)880683618 (OCoLC)851420569 eng GAFCSC LIBRARY pcc n-us--- V820.3 .S5 Stille, Mark. US heavy cruisers 1941-45 : pre-war classes / Mark Stille ; illustrated by Paul Wright. Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2014. 48 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm New Vanguard ; 210 Includes bibliographical references and index. Pensacola Class -- Northampton Class -- Portland Class -- New Orleans Class -- Wichita Class. American 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. fast (OCoLC)fst01180746 1900-1999 fast Cruisers (Warships) United States History 20th century. World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations, American. Military operations, Naval American. fast (OCoLC)fst01710245 History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Wright, Paul, 1947- has work: US heavy cruisers 1941-45 (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGmKgcGHWX3xQqy8FJJCcP https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork New vanguard ; 210. lcc BK V820.3 S5 0 NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 27 OTHER HOLDINGS 2834 2834 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-12-09 0 V820.3 .S5 2024-4339 2024-12-09 13:16:22 C.1 2024-12-09 BK