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Aircraft Carriers of the World 1914 to the Present
Author | : Roger Chesneau |
Publsiher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105011831505 |
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This book represents an attempt to catalog all the aircraft carriers that have seen service in the world's navies, together with the designs that, while not realized, have had a significant influence on the technical evolution of the type or on the design of subsequent vessels within a particular navy.
The Illustrated Guide to Aircraft Carriers of the World
Author | : Bernard Ireland |
Publsiher | : Southwater Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-02-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1780192177 |
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A guide to aircraft carriers, from zeppelin and seaplane carriers to V/STOL and nuclear-powered carriers. It examines the evolution of the aircraft carrier, from the first flights from ships in World War I, developments during the inter-war years and World War II battles such as Pearl Harbor, through to modern carriers used in the Falklands.
Aircraft Carriers
Author | : Kevin Doyle |
Publsiher | : Lerner Publications |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0822547023 |
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Aircraft carriers are floating air bases, ready to deliver military power where it is needed most. Armed with the world's most advanced aircraft, they can strike at a moment's notice. Modern carriers are powered by nuclear reactors and can sail for years without refueling. Discover more about the most powerful ships on the high seas. Book jacket.
Aircraft Carriers
Author | : Norman Polmar |
Publsiher | : Potomac Books, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 593 |
Release | : 2006-09-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781574886634 |
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Aircraft Carriers is the definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. Norman Polmar’s revised and updated, two-volume classic describes the political and technological factors that influenced aircraft carrier design and construction, meticulously records their operations, and explains their impact on modern warfare. Volume I provides a comprehensive analysis of carrier developments and warfare in the first half of the twentieth century, and examines the advances that allowed the carrier to replace the battleship as the dominant naval weapons system. Polmar gives particular emphasis to carrier operations from World War I, through the Japanese strikes against China in the 1930s, to World War II in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic, and Pacific theaters. It begins with French inventor Clément Ader’s remarkably prescient 1909 description of an aircraft carrier. The book then explains how Britain led the world in the development of aircraft-carrying ships, soon to be followed by the United States and Japan. While ship-based aircraft operations in World War I had limited impact, they foreshadowed the aircraft carriers built in the 1920s and 1930s. The volume also describes the aircraft operating from those ships as well as the commanders who pioneered carrier aviation. Aircraft Carriers has benefited from the technical collaboration of senior carrier experts Captain Eric M. Brown and General Minoru Genda as well as noted historians Robert M. Langdon and Peter B. Mersky. Aircraft Carriers is heavily illustrated with more than 400 photographs—some never before published—and maps. Volume II, which is forthcoming from Potomac Books in the winter 2006-2007 (ISBN 978-1-57488-665-8), will cover the period 1946 to the present.
Flat tops
Author | : Edmund L. Castillo |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105041665931 |
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Traces the history of aircraft carriers from the first flight from a ship in 1910 to the present-day operations of a nuclear-powered carrier.
Aircraft Carriers
Author | : Michael E. Haskew |
Publsiher | : Zenith Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2015-11-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780760351437 |
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Step aboard the floating cities that patrol international waters, launch aircraft from their decks, and decide the fate of war. Behold the king of naval warfare: the aircraft carrier. Soon after the Wright Brothers' historic flight in 1903, officials explored the airplane's military applications. The seaplane and the flying boat were conceived to combine air and naval operations, but their potential proved limited. Aircraft that could operate from the deck of a ship, however, offered tremendous possibilities. A few visionaries seized the opportunity, and by mid-century the aircraft carrier eclipsed the battleship as the preeminent weapon of naval warfare. Since the first successful launch of an airplane from the deck of a naval ship in 1910, "fighting flattops" have evolved into immense, nuclear-powered vessels--floating cities capable of launching dozens of aircraft performing a variety of missions, including attack, escort, antisubmarine patrol, and deterrence. This illustrated history covers that evolution, from the first tentative steps taken by naval aviators before World War I to the roles these massive ships have played in the War on Terror. While author Michael Haskew focuses on US Navy carriers, he also provides coverage of parallel and competing carrier developments overseas. In addition to explaining the technologies behind past and present carriers and their aircraft, Haskew reexamines major engagements involving carriers, especially the epic Pacific battles of World War II, as well as personalities who were central to carrier development and deployment and naval doctrine relating to carriers. Filled with carefully curated period photography and modern images showing aircraft carriers throughout the decades, Aircraft Carriers is a celebration of naval warfare's most important innovation.
World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Carriers
Author | : Bernard Ireland,Francis Crosby |
Publsiher | : Lorenz Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-10-07 |
Genre | : Aircraft carriers |
ISBN | : 0754835715 |
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A fascinating history of the aircraft carrier's development and a comprehensive visual directory of 200 of the world's aviation ships over nearly a century, newly updated and expanded.
Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers 1921 45
Author | : Mark Stille |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 2012-05-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781780968346 |
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The 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.