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Mark (Author) Stille

US Navy Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers

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Faced with an increasingly formidable anti-ship cruise missile threat from the Soviet Union in the early days of the Cold War, and with the recent memory of the kamikaze threat from World War II, the USN placed a great priority on developing air defence cruise missiles and getting them to sea to protect the fleet. The first of these missiles were sizable, necessitating large ships to carry them and their sensors, which resulted in the conversion of a mix of heavy and light cruisers. These ships, tasked with protecting carrier groups and acting as flagships, entered service from 1955 and served until 1980. The cruisers served in the front line… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Tooby, Adam (Illustr.)
  • ISBN: 978-1-4728-3526-0
  • EAN: 9781472835260
  • Produktnummer: 30619713
  • Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
  • Seitenangabe: 48 S.
  • Masse: H18.4 cm x B24.8 cm x D0.2 cm 172 g
  • Gewicht: 172
  • Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor


Mark E. Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired) spent his naval career as an intelligence officer serving on the Joint Staff, the faculty of the Naval War College, and in the ship's company of two aircraft carriers. He is the author of over 40 Osprey titles, focusing on the naval history of the Pacific War. He recently retired from government service after a total of 39 years in the intelligence community and now lives in Annapolis, Maryland.

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