Italian heavy cruisers : from Trento to Bolzano / Maurizio Brescia and Augusto de Toro.

Author/creator Brescia, Maurizio author.
Other author De Toro, Augusto, author.
Format Book
PublicationAnnapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2022.
Description232 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm
Subjects

Contents Italian naval policy and the 10,000-ton cruiser -- Technical description. A: Trento class and Bolzano ; B: Zara class -- Weapons and fire control. A: Trento Class and Bolzano ; B: Zara Class -- Aviation facilities. A: Trento Class and Bolzano ; B: Zara Class -- Camouflage -- Pre-war activity of Italian heavy cruisers (1929-1940) Wartime careers (June 1940-May 1945) -- Conclusions and comparisons -- Appendix A: Damage and losses during the Second World War -- Appendix B: Plans for modifications and reconstruction of Bolzano -- Appendix C: Movements and deployments of Italian heavy cruisers in the Second World War -- Appendix E: Full speed and range trials with maximum fuel allocation -- Appendix F: Night gunfire.
General note"Translated from the Italian Incrociatori Pesanti Classe 'Zara' and Incrociatori Pesanti Trento, Trieste e Bolzano and edited into this single volume by Maurizio Brescia" -- Title page verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-225) and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2022946289
ISBN1682478718
ISBN9781682478714

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks V820.5 .I8 B74 2022 ✔ Available Place Hold