French Cruisers, 1922-1956

A technical analysis and pictorial history of the French navy cruisers built in the early to mid-twentieth century.

The French produced some of the most striking and innovatory interwar cruiser designs. A large amount of new information about these ships has become available over the past twenty years in France, but this book is the first to make this accessible to an English-speaking readership.

Part I explains the design philosophy behind each of the classes built after 1922, and outline...