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Title: German Cruisers of World War II by M.J. Whitley ISBN: 0-87021-217-6 Publisher: Naval Inst Pr Pub. Date: 01 November, 1985 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $42.50

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: Good , servicable history of German cruisers
Comment: This is another one of a series of books by M J Whitley about German cruisers of World War 2. In many respects, the service of the heavy and light cruisers was a disappointment. The light cruisers were plagued by poor construction made necessary by adherance to the terms of the Versailles Treaty and the heavy cruisers had troublesome powerplants that severely restricted their raduis of action. Add to that poor tactics and the results were poor.

Whitley gives a relatively good history of the ships as well as internal arrangement drawings. An interesting drawing is a modification on the incomplete cruiser Seydlitz as an aircraft carrier, an interesting concept similar to the USN light carriers built on light cruiser hulls. Unfortunately, there are no general arrangement drawings for modelers and errors in proofreading, a problem with most of Whitley's books.

Rating: 5
Summary: Whitley's best
Comment: I consider this the best and most important of Whitley's books, covering material that would otherwise be completely inaccessible to the general public. He gives clear schematics to all the ships' armor layouts along with a look into the design histories. He also covers the wartime careers of the ships with sufficient analysis of their performance. Greater depth of detail would be nice, but that's my only criticism. You may have to hunt this book down--as I did--but it's worth the effort.