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US Cruisers 1883-1904 (New Vanguard) | 
 enlarge | Author: Lawrence Burr
Creators: Ian Palmer, John White
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 105186
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 48
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7 x 0.2
MPN: OSPNVG143
ISBN: 1846032679
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN: 9781846032677
ASIN: 1846032679
Publication Date: June 17, 2008
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One of the Better Volumes in the New Vanguard series August 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The description of the transformational growth of the U.S. Navy from a backward, inward-looking coastal defense force to a true blue-water navy lies at the heart of Lawrence Burr's US Cruisers 1883-1904, which is 143 in Osprey's New Vanguard Series. This is a superb volume in the series, which not only delivers a great deal of information in a small space, but offers a very high level of graphic appeal. Overall, a well-put together volume that belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in 19th Century navies.
The volume begins with the order of three cruisers for the U.S. Navy in 1883, which the author notes as a watershed change in U.S. Naval policy toward a fleet capable of global operations. Gradually, the U.S. fleet shifted from a strategy of commerce raiding to a fleet capable of sea control, for which the new cruisers were at the forefront. Each class of U.S. cruiser ordered between 1883 and 1904 is described in some detail an further technical details are provided at the end of the volume. The volume is supplemented by superb color graphics and some very nice B/W photos. Overall, this is one of the better volumes in the New Vanguard series.
Very Nice Package June 24, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Nicely put together overview of a very neglected area of naval design and development. This volume also contains a useful appendix which has the book's only obvious technical error: when referring to gun calibers, the author (or perhaps an ill-informed and over-zealous editor) includes a decimal point were none should go. An 8in/51 caliber gun has a barrel length 51 times the 8 inch bore. The book has it written "8in/.51 caliber" which would mean the barrel is 4 inches long. This error should be corrected in any future printings.
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