American Cruisers of World War II; A Pictorial Encyclopedia

Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Inc, 2011. Eleventh Printing. Trade paperback. Very good. xi, [1], 140 pages. Oversize book, measuring 11 inches by 8-5 inches. Illustrations (Cover and frontis have color). Includes Introduction, Acknowledgments, The Development of American Cruisers, Heavy Cruisers (The Pensacola Class, The Northampton Class, The Portland Class, The New Orleans Class, The Wichita Class, and The Baltimore Class), The Alaska Class "Battlecruisers; Light Cruisers (The Omaha Class, The Brooklyn Class, The Helena Class, The Atlanta-Oakland Class, and the Cleveland Class); The Cruiser-Carriers (CVLs), Japanese Cruisers, and Cruiser Scout Observation Planes. Also includes Bibliography, Index, two black and white maps, and many black and white photographs of cruisers. From December 7th, 1941 until September 2nd, 19145, 74 United States cruisers--two battlecruisers, 25 heavy cruisers, and 47 light cruisers--fought in at least one battle against Germany, Japan or both, and therefore received recognition by the award of a battle star. This pictorial history is the story of those 74 cruisers with one or more battle stars. Included in this eleventh printing is a listing on page 140 of all cruisers in World War II that won the Presidential Unit Citation or the Navy Unit Commendation (This information was not in the first printing). On the same page is a listing of the 10 cruisers that were lost during the war.