Table of Contents

Introduction
USN Missile Cruiser Development
USN Missile Cruiser Weapons
USN Missile Cruisers At War
USN Missile Cruisers
The Nuclear Cruisers
Analysis And Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Promotional Information

This title explores the history of the US Navy's guided missile cruisers, its most powerful surface ships during the Cold War, which were tasked with protecting carrier groups, acting as flagships, and engaging in surface actions from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf.

About the Author

Mark E. Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired) spent his naval career as an intelligence officer serving on the Joint Staff, the faculty of the Naval War College, and in the ship's company of two aircraft carriers. He is the author of over 40 Osprey titles, focusing on the naval history of the Pacific War. He recently retired from government service after a total of 39 years in the intelligence community and now lives in Annapolis, Maryland.