His Majesty's Stationary Office (HMSO) Catalogue - Glossary Item 'Cruiser'

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Glossary Item: Cruiser

Name	Cruiser
Description	The cruiser can be placed on a scale of warship size, smaller than a battleship but larger than a destroyer. In 1922, the Washington Naval Treaty placed a formal limit on cruisers, which were defined as warships of up to 10,000 tons displacement carrying guns no larger than 8 inches in calibre which shaped cruisers up until the end of World War II.

There are 9 Books that reference this Glossary Item

Name	Bomber Command Continues. The Air Ministry Account of the Rising Offensive against Germany. July 1941 - June 1942
Category	Action in the Air
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Air Ministry
Published	Aug/1942
iTunes	Available

Name	By Air to Battle. The official account of the British Airborne Divisions
Category	Action in the Air
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Air Ministry
Published	Oct/1945

Name	His Majesty's Minesweepers. HARR
Category	Sea Defence
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Admiralty
Published	May/1943

Name	The Army at War. The Campaign in Greece and Crete. (David Garnett)
Category	Action on Land
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	War Office
Published	Dec/1942
iTunes	Available

Name	The Army At War. The Destruction of an Army. The First Campaign in Libya. Sept 1940-Feb 1941
Category	Action on Land
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	War Office
Published	Jan/1942
iTunes	Available

Name	The Army At War. The Northern Garrisons. (By Eric Linklater)
Category	Action on Land
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	War Office
Published	Aug/1941
iTunes	Available

Name	The Battle of the Atlantic, The Official Account of the Fight Against The U-Boats, 1939 - 1945
Category	Action at Sea
Issued By	Central Office Of Information
Issued For	none
Published	Oct/1946
iTunes	Available

Name	The Battle of the River Plate. An Account of events before, during and after the action up to the self-destruction of the Admiral Graf Spee.
Category	Action at Sea
Issued By	Admiralty
Issued For	none
Published	May/1940
iTunes	Available

Name	The Mediterranean Fleet, Greece to Tripoli. The Admiralty Account of Naval Operations: April 1941 to January 1943. RC
Category	Action at Sea
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Admiralty
Published	Sep/1944
iTunes	Available