US Navy Atlanta-class Light Cruisers 1940–49
$26.10
- Paperback
48 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2025
Summary
Atlanta’s Eagles: US Navy’s AA Cruisers in the Pacific War
A comprehensively illustrated account of the Atlanta-class cruisers, warships that found a surprising key role in the Pacific War as the US Navy’s superb antiaircraft warships.
In the late 1930s, the US Navy created a class of small, light cruisers intended as a versatile destroyer leader. The Atlantas could provide antiaircraft support, lead and launch torpedo attacks, serve as antisubmarine vessels…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472866523 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1472866525 |
| Series: | New Vanguard |
| Author: | Mark Lardas, Stefan Draminski |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 248mm x 184mm |
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About The Author
Mark Lardas
Mark Lardas has been fascinated by all things related to the sea and sky his entire life; from building models of ships and aircraft as a teen to studying Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at college. He worked as a navigation engineer on the Shuttle program and is now employed at Johnson Space Center on the Lunar Gateway program. He has written extensively about aircraft and warships, and lives in Texas.
Stefan Draminski is among the world’s leading illustrators of historical warships.
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