Aircraft Carriers Of The World
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| Author | : Bernard Ireland |
| Publisher | : Southwater Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2013-02-13 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781780192178 |
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.
| Author | : Michael E. Haskew |
| Publisher | : Zenith Press |
| Total Pages | : 243 |
| Release | : 2016-02-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0760348146 |
"An illustrated history of the aircraft carrier, from World War I through World War II, the Cold War, and today"--
| Author | : Mark Stille |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 102 |
| Release | : 2012-05-20 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1780967772 |
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.
| Author | : Angus Konstam |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 78 |
| Release | : 2012-12-20 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1782008411 |
With war against Germany looming, Britain pushed forward its carrier program in the late 1930s. In 1938, the Royal Navy launched the HMS Ark Royal, its first-ever purpose-built aircraft carrier. This was quickly followed by others, including the highly-successful Illustrious class. Smaller and tougher than their American cousins, the British carriers were designed to fight in the tight confines of the North Sea and the Mediterranean. Over the next six years, these carriers battled the Axis powers in every theatre, attacking Italian naval bases, hunting the Bismark, and even joining the fight in the Pacific. This book tells the story of the small, but resilient, carriers and the crucial role they played in the British war effort.
| Author | : Michael Green |
| Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
| Total Pages | : 281 |
| Release | : 2015-04-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 147385444X |
This 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 | : Norman Friedman |
| Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2022 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781682477625 |
"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 | : Steve Backer |
| Publisher | : Seaforth Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 68 |
| Release | : 2009-03-19 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1848320183 |
The latest volume covers the hugely important American carrier of the Second World War. Built in larger numbers than any fleet carrier before or since, the Essex class can claim to be the US Navy's most significant weapon in the defeat of Japan. Carrying up to 100 aircraft and capable of absorbing enormous punishment (not one was sunk), they spearheaded the Fast Carrier Task Forces for most of the Pacific War.??The heavily illustrated work contains everything a modeller needs to know about this prolific class.
| Author | : Brad Elward |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 108 |
| Release | : 2014-03-20 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1472807782 |
The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air wings (80–100 aircraft, compared to 65–75 for the Midway, and fewer than 50 for the Essex class). Design-wise, the Forrestals were a huge improvement over their predecessors, being more stable and comfortable, while maintaining advancements such as the armored flight decks that had been introduced with the Midway. The Kitty Hawk class was an improvement on the Forrestal-class designs, and four were built in the 1960s – Kitty Hawk, Constellation, America and John F. Kennedy. These were even longer than the Forrestals, and fitted with advanced defensive weapons systems and an improved elevator layout. All nine of the carriers covered by this volume are icons, and hold a much-respected place in US naval history. They are also some of the more well-known vessels outside of the military, for their long service histories, as well as for some of the more unfortunate events that seem to follow them.
| Author | : Thomas Hone |
| Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
"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 | : Roger Chesneau |
| Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 1984 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
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.
