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US Navy Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers (Paperback)
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US Navy Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers (Paperback)
Series: New Vanguard, 278
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Loot Price R365
Discovery Miles 3 650
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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 lines of
the Cold War and many saw combat service, engaging in surface
actions from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf. Complementing the
conventionally-powered missile cruisers was a much smaller number
of expensive nuclear-powered cruisers, including the Long Beach,
the USN's largest-ever missile cruiser. Until replaced by the
Ticonderoga and Burke classes of Aegis ships, the USN's 38 missile
cruisers were the most capable and important surface combatants in
the fleet and served all over the globe during the Cold War. Using
specially commissioned artwork and meticulous research, this
illustrated title explores the story of these cruisers in
unparalleled detail, revealing the history behind their development
and employment.
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