Not Really a Cruiser, Not Really a Battleship, but Never a Battlecruiser: The Story of the US Navy's Alaska-Class, The National WWII Museum

Fast, powerful, and short-lived, the Alaska-class large cruisers of the US Navy in World War II were both state of the art and obsolete at the same time. See how the US Navy tried to create the ultimate cruiser-killer ship.
Fast, powerful, and short-lived, the Alaska-class large cruisers of the US Navy in World War II were both state of the art and obsolete at the same time. See how the US Navy tried to create the ultimate cruiser-killer ship.

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Not Really a Cruiser, Not Really a Battleship, but Never a Battlecruiser: The Story of the US Navy's Alaska-Class, The National WWII Museum