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Soviet Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers

Edward Hampshire
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Publisher Description

A fully illustrated study of the Soviet Navy's biggest and most powerful surface combatants of the Cold War.



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 material previously only available in Russian and fully researched from specialist defence journals, this comprehensive volume examines the design, development, and intended role of these impressive, hi-tech warships, and recounts their dramatic operational history as NATO and Soviet warships faced off against each other during the long Cold War at sea.

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2017
26 January
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
64
Pages
PUBLISHER
Osprey Publishing
SIZE
28.4
MB

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