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Author: Michael E. Haskew
Publisher: Zenith Press
Published: 2016-02-15
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 0760348146
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"An illustrated history of the aircraft carrier, from World War I through World War II, the Cold War, and today"--
Author: Norman Friedman
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: 2022
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781682477625
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"U.S. Aircraft Carriers Revised Edition is one of the most comprehensive references available on the entire development of U.S. Aircraft Carriers, starting in 1920, with USS Langley CV-1, continuing to Enterprise, the mass-produced Essex-class, and the large Midway-class of post-World War II. Friedman authoritatively analyzes the design and performance histories of this popular type. The long careers of the Nimitz-class and the new Ford-class are also included. Like Friedman's other design history books, U.S. Aircraft Carriers is based largely on formerly classified internal U.S. Navy records"--
Author: Thomas Hone
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 288
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Focusing on the critical years between the two world wars, the authors trace the personal, organizational, and institutional elements that moved the U.S. and British navies along different paths of aircraft carrier development and operations. In a direct, almost conversational tone they draw on years of research to explain why and how the Royal Navy lost its once considerable lead in carrier doctrine and carrier aircraft development to the Americans." (éd.).
Author: Scot MacDonald
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Published: 1964
Total Pages: 84
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mark Stille
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-05-20
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13: 1780967772
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first built-from-the-keel-up carrier, the Hosho. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, it experimented with its carriers, perfecting their design and construction. As a result, by the time Japan entered World War II and attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor in 1941, it possessed a fantastically effective naval aviation force. This book covers the design, development and operation of IJN aircraft carriers built prior to and during World War II. Pearl Harbor, Midway and the first carrier vs carrier battle, the battle of the Coral Sea, are all discussed.
Author: Norman Friedman
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 392
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA complete record of the history of British carrier and their aircraft. An abundance of photos and drawings make this work an interesting and valuable reference tool. The text by Friedman, a well known naval expert, is exciting reading. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: David Hobbs
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Published: 2014-09-30
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 1848321384
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a meticulously detailed history of British aircraft-carrying ships from the earliest experimental vessels to the Queen Elizabeth class, currently under construction and the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy. Individual chapters cover the design and construction of each class, with full technical details, and there are extensive summaries of every ship's career. Apart from the obvious large-deck carriers, the book also includes seaplane carriers, escort carriers and MAC ships, the maintenance ships built on carrier hulls, unbuilt projects, and the modern LPH. It concludes with a look at the future of naval aviation, while numerous appendices summarise related subjects like naval aircraft, recognition markings and the circumstances surrounding the loss of every British carrier. As befits such an important reference work, it is heavily illustrated with a magnificent gallery of photos and plans, including the first publication of original plans in full colour, one on a magnificent gatefold.??Written by the leading historian of British carrier aviation, himself a retired Fleet Air Arm pilot, it displays the authority of a lifetime's research combined with a practical understanding of the issues surrounding the design and operation of aircraft carriers. As such British Aircraft Carriers is certain to become the standard work on the subject.
Author: Michael Green
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2015-04-30
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 147385444X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis pictorial history of US aircraft carriers illustrates the many classes and types of carriers used by the navy from before WWII to the present day. In 1922 the US Navy commissioned its first small experimental aircraft carrier. This was followed into service by two much larger carriers in 1927 with five more being built— including three large Yorktown class—prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Then, to take the offensive against the Japanese Navy, the American Congress funded by far the largest carrier-building program in history. Since 1975, when the first of a fleet of ten nuclear-powered Nimitz class carriers was commissioned, The United States Navy’s fleet of carriers has optimized its superpower status and worldwide power projection. Yet these are due to be replaced in the decades to come with the even more sophisticated nuclear-powered Gerald R. Ford class. Compiled and written by Michael Green, Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy contains superb images of all the different types of classes of carriers employed by the US Navy since 1922. These and its highly informative text and captions give the reader a broad overview of this fascinating subject.
Author: Candice Ransom
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
Published: 2019-08
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 1541574540
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the world's most recognizable military vehicles is described in lively text and fascinating photos.
Author: Barrett Tillman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2017-02-27
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 1621576167
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat defended the U.S. after the attack on Pearl Harbor, defeated the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and is an essential tool in the fight against terror? Aircraft Carriers. For seventy years, these ships remained a little understood cornerstone of American power. In his latest book, On Wave and Wing , Barrett Tillman sheds light on the history of these floating leviathans and offers a nuanced analysis of the largest man-made vessel in the history of the world.
