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Author : Robert Stern
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Aircraft carriers
ISBN : OCLC:699001611
Author : Robert Cecil Stern
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0897472659
Author : Kevin Doyle
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0822547023
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.
Author : David W. Wragg
Publisher : Alan Sutton Publishing
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015047095982
An account of the role of the aircraft carrier in war which is illustrated by first hand accounts of action during the Second World War and the Gulf Conflict.
Author : Peter Kilduff
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000056185402
Some of the greatest exploits of US Navy aircraft carrier operations - in both the Atlantic and the Pacific - are told in this book by American aviation historian Peter Kilduff. The product of extensive research, this book portrays in personal account and from official documentation the stories of courage in the face of adversity and triumph after struggle that marked the air operations from the flight decks of the US Navy aircraft carriers at war.
Author : Mari Bolte
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Aircraft carriers
ISBN : 1728498783
"Come aboard an aircraft carrier, where military planes take off and land in the middle of the ocean. Explore the technology that powers these enormous ships and see how they keep the seas safe"--
Author : Mark Stille
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-02-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1846030374
Dominating the seas during World War II, the US aircraft carrier played a crucial role in every major naval combat of the war. Development of the Essex class began in 1941, and was the largest class of carrier ever built. During the Pacific War it formed the backbone of any fighting force and became renowned for its mighty 'Sunday Punch' - the impressive offensive power of 36 fighter planes, 36 dive bombers, and 18 torpedo planes. The Independence class was a lighter and faster carrier, built after Pearl Harbor, to bring more ships into action as quickly as possible. Alongside the Essex class their crews saw a dramatic change in tactical deployment as they began to form the fast carrier task forces that were so effective in Pacific operations. Featuring an annotated cutaway and artwork detailing both the interior and exterior features of the ships, this book explores the design, development, and deployment of both the Essex and Independence class of light carriers. This sequel to US Navy Aircraft Carriers 1922-45: Prewar classes (New Vanguard 114), provides a detailed exploration of the carriers that were at the forefront of many actions in World War II, including the climatic battles of Phillipine Sea and Leyte Gulf in 1944.
Author : Bernard Ireland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Aircraft carriers
ISBN : 0856857114
Author : Adm. Frederick C. Sherman
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781787206915
COMMANDING THE LEXINGTON DURING THE BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA I saw the enemy torpedo planes coming in on both bows. The air was full of antiaircraft bursts and the din was terrific. I motioned to the helmsman for a hard left rudder, just as the enemy planes started disgorging their fish. The water in all directions seemed full of torpedo wakes. Bombs were dropping all around us. Great geysers of water from near misses were going up higher than our masts, and the ship shuddered from the explosions of the ones that hit. The enemy planes split up to fire on both bows, the hardest maneuver for us to counter. Then I remember seeing two wakes coming straight for our port beam, and there was nothing I could do about them. The wakes approached the ship’s side, and I braced myself for the explosion.... COMBAT COMMAND
Author : W. Frederick Zimmerman
Publisher : Nimble Books LLC
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781934840023
A unique keepsake with beautiful images and interesting information about the U.S. Navy's newest aircraft carrier, CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford. A perfect gift for anyone interested in aircraft carriers, the Navy, or President Ford.
Author : Mark Stille
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780967516
Aircraft carriers were the US Navy's principal weapon against Japan during the Pacific War. Development of the Essex class began in 1939, becoming the largest class of carrier ever to be built. Early in the Pacific War it became renowned for its 'Sunday Punch' of 36 fighter planes, 36 dive bombers, and 18 torpedo planes. Alongside the lighter Independence class, these carriers formed the formidable Fast Carrier Force in the Pacific. Featuring artwork detailing the interior and exterior features of the ships, this book explores their design, development, and the action they saw in the Pacific, including the climactic battles of Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf, and Okinawa.
Author : Bill White,Robert Gandt
Publisher : Crown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780767929981
The first official history of the legendary aircraft carrier that fought in World War II and Vietnam and continues to serve as a major air and space museum in New York City The USS Intrepid is a warship unlike any other. Since her launching in 1943, the 27,000-ton, Essex-class aircraft carrier has sailed into harm’s way around the globe. During World War II, she fought her way across the Pacific—Kwajalein, Truk, Peleliu, Formosa, the Philippines, Okinawa—surviving kamikaze and torpedo attacks and covering herself with glory. The famous ship endured to become a Cold War attack carrier, recovery ship for America’s first astronauts, and a three-tour combatant in Vietnam. In a riveting narrative based on archival research and interviews with surviving crewmen, authors Bill White and Robert Gandt take us inside the war in the Pacific. We join Intrepid’s airmen at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in October 1944, as they gaze in awe at the apparitions beneath them: five Japanese battleships, including the dreadnoughts Yamato and Musashi, plus a fleet of heavily armored cruisers and destroyers. The sky fills with multihued bursts of anti-aircraft fire. The flak, a Helldiver pilot would write in his action report, “was so thick you could get out and walk on it.” Half a dozen Intrepid aircraft are blown from the sky, but they sink the Musashi. A few months later, off Okinawa, they again meet her sister ship, the mighty Yamato. In a two-hour tableau of hellfire and towering explosions, Intrepid’s warplanes help send the super-battleship and 3,000 Japanese crewmen to the bottom of the sea. We’re next to nineteen-year-old Alonzo Swann in Gun Tub 10 aboard Intrepid as he peers over the breech of a 20-mm anti-aircraft gun. He’s heard of kamikazes, but until today he’s never seen one. Swann and his fellow gunners are among the few African Americans assigned to combat duty in the U.S. Navy of 1944. Blazing away at the diving Japanese Zero, Swann realizes with a dreadful certainty where it will strike: directly into Gun Tub 10. The authors follow Intrepid’s journey to Vietnam. “MiG-21 high!” crackles the voice of Lt. Tony Nargi in his F-8 Crusader. It is 1968, and Intrepid is again at war. Launching from Yankee Station in the Tonkin Gulf, Nargi and his wingman have intercepted a flight of Russian-built supersonic fighters. Minutes later, after a swirling dogfight over North Vietnam, Nargi—and Intrepid—have added another downed enemy airplane to their credit. Intrepid: The Epic Story of America’s Most Legendary Warship brings a renowned ship to life in a stirring tribute complete with the personal recollections of those who served aboard her, dramatic photographs, time lines, maps, and vivid descriptions of Intrepid’s deadly conflicts. More than a numbers-and-dates narrative, Intrepid is the story of people—those who sailed in her, fought to keep her alive, perished in her defense—and powerfully captures the human element in this saga of American heroism.
Author : Richard Humble
Publisher : Lawbook Company
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:49015002637610
Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015013059038
This companion volume to Friedman's U.S. Destroyers assembles material on the history of the American aircraft carrier from the Langley of 1922 to the controversial nuclear-powered giants. Includes numerous black-and-white photographs and excellent ship plans. ISBN 0-87021-739-9 : $44.95.
Author : Walter A. Musciano
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X004410191
Covers the history and combat career of aircraft carriers and shipboard aircraft from their conception into the future.
