Download or read book Treaty Cruisers written by Leo Marriott and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Washington Naval Treaty of 1921 and subsequent treaties in the 1930's effectively established the size and composition of the various navies in World War II .... This book traces the political processes which led to the treaties, describe the heavy cruisers designed and built to the same rules by each nation and then considers how the various classes fared in World War II and assesses which were the most successful."--Dust jacket.