{"product_id":"us-navy-atlanta-class-light-cruisers-1940-49-340-new-vanguard-paperback-illustrated","title":"US Navy Atlanta-class Light Cruisers 1940–49: 340 (New Vanguard) Paperback – Illustrated","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensively illustrated account of the\nAtlanta-class cruisers, warships that found a surprising key role in the\nPacific War as the US Navys superb antiaircraft warships.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/u\u003eIn the late 1930s, the US Navy created a class of small, light cruisers\nintended as a versatile destroyer leader. The Atlantas could provide\nantiaircraft support, lead and launch torpedo attacks, serve as antisubmarine\nvessels, and outgun other light warships in a surface engagement. The wartime\nreality was different. In every surface action they fought, they found\nthemselves pitted against bigger cruisers (or even battleships) instead of the\ndestroyers they were designed to defeat.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn this book, naval historian Mark Lardas explains that despite their flaws,\nthey proved one of the most useful warships in the US Navy: with a main battery\nof sixteen 5in guns, they proved to be superb antiaircraft cruisers. From the\nbattle of Midway onwards, they protected the Navy’s most valuable ships – its\naircraft carriers – so effectively that later Atlantas were built to a modified\ndesign as specialist antiaircraft ships. The Navy even ordered a follow-on\nclass postwar and considered building a super-Atlanta, armed only with heavy\nantiaircraft guns.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPacked with illustrations, this book examines the history, development, and\nmodifications of these unusual warships, and their impact on the Pacific War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Lardas \u003c\/b\u003ehas always been fascinated by things\nrelated to the sea and sky. From building models of ships and aircraft as a\nteen, he then studied Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, but his\ninterest in aviation led him to take a job on the then-new Space Shuttle\nprogram, where he worked for the next 30 years as a navigation engineer.\nCurrently he develops commercial aircraft systems as a quality assurance\nmanager. He has written numerous books on military, naval or maritime history.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStefan Draminski\u003c\/b\u003e is a naval researcher and illustrator. Since 2002\nhe has worked on numerous publications on military history subjects. Using 3D\nsoftware, he creates highly detailed and historically accurate digital models\nof warships, aircraft and vehicles. He is the author and illustrator of several\nacclaimed recent titles in the Anatomy of the Ship series, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe\nAircraft Carrier Hiryu. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Torun, Poland, with his wife,\nchildren and dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44980273021135,"sku":"9781472866523","price":28.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_94863ef5-fb57-44da-a038-9c97871a6e1c.jpg?v=1776156026","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/us-navy-atlanta-class-light-cruisers-1940-49-340-new-vanguard-paperback-illustrated","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}