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At the outbreak of World War I Austria-Hungary had four modern light cruisers and twenty modern destroyers at their disposal- constructed in the early 20th century to defend their growing overseas interests. It was these fast light vessels- not the fleets prized battleships- which saw most action during the war; from the bombardment of enemy batteries during the Montenegrin Campaign to their victory over the Allied fleet at the Battle of the Strait of Otranto in 1917.Using specially-commissioned artwork author Ryan Noppen examines the cruisers and destroyers that the Austro-Hungarian Empire had at their disposal during World War I. His study covers their design and development- with thrilling combat reports highlighting the way in which the strategies evolved throughout the Adriatic Campaign....