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Treaty of peace with germany treaty of versailles treaty and protocol signed at versailles june 28, 1919. It presents a complete history of cruiser design at a level of detail accuracy never before approached. Documents of this period also mention independent cruising in search of enemy. The first four titles in this illustrated design history series include u. Naval institute press, 1985 transportation 463 pages. Us navy cruiser design in the years leading up to 1920 was focused on two main types of new cruisers.
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