US Heavy Cruisers 1943-75 : Wartime and Post-war Classes
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
US Heavy Cruisers 194375Wartime and Post-war Classes\nAuthor(s): Mark Stille, Paul Wright\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Osprey Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781782006329, 978-1782006329\nSynopsis\nA companion book to US Heavy Cruisers [tel], this is a guide to those cruisers built in the later years of World War II and beyond, together forming the definitive guide to the USs heavy cruiser classes.\n\nVersatile warships, 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 created an enduring legacy in.
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