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Soviet Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers
Edward Hampshire
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Description for Soviet Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers
Paperback. An illustrated study of the Soviet Navy s most powerful surface combatants of the Cold War. Will appeal to all those interested in the Soviet armed forces and Cold War technology." Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b/w; 7 col. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 248 x 5. Weight in Grams: 166.
Heavily armed and formidable, guided missile cruisers formed the core of the Soviet Navy during the Cold War. From the last class of conventional Sverdlov-class cruisers through to increasingly complex and formidable missile cruisers, these ships ensured that NATO took the Soviet naval threat seriously. Soviet Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers covers all classes of these impressive warships, from the early Sverdlov through the Kynda, Kresta, Kara and Slava to the enormous Kirov classes. Together, these vessels marked the apogee of Soviet naval technology and capability and they remain today the largest non-aircraft carrier warships built since 1945. Containing ... Read more
Heavily armed and formidable, guided missile cruisers formed the core of the Soviet Navy during the Cold War. From the last class of conventional Sverdlov-class cruisers through to increasingly complex and formidable missile cruisers, these ships ensured that NATO took the Soviet naval threat seriously. Soviet Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers covers all classes of these impressive warships, from the early Sverdlov through the Kynda, Kresta, Kara and Slava to the enormous Kirov classes. Together, these vessels marked the apogee of Soviet naval technology and capability and they remain today the largest non-aircraft carrier warships built since 1945. Containing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
New Vanguard
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472817402
SKU
V9781472817402
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Edward Hampshire
Edward Hampshire was awarded a doctorate in War Studies at King's College London in 2008. Since 2012 he has been a Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and is currently on secondment to the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham. Dr Hampshire wrote his doctoral thesis on British naval equipment of the 1960s, and he is currently ... Read more
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