[PDF] The Worlds Great Aircraft Carriers eBook

Author : David Ross
Publisher : World's Greatest
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,19 MB
Release : 2017-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782745242

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The World's Greatest Aircraft Carriers features 52 of the most significant flat tops and amphibious assault ships built since the 1920s until the present day, from the USS Yorktown, which survived direct hits during the battle of Midway (1942), through the Falklands War veteran HMS Invincible, to the mighty Nimitz class, the core of the US Navy's carrier battle groups today. Also included are significant amphibious assault ships, such as the USS Tarawa and French Mistral. Each entry includes a brief description of the ship's development and history, a color profile view or cutaway, key features and specifications"--Www.amazon.com

Author : Anthony Preston
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,95 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Air warfare
ISBN : 9781897884584

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Illustrated record of the development of the aircraft carrier from 1911 to present. Explains the technology and tactics of carrier warfare.

Author : Michael E. Haskew
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 35,14 MB
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0760348146

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"An illustrated history of the aircraft carrier, from World War I through World War II, the Cold War, and today"--

Author : Paul M. Somers
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,3 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738532080

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Lake Michigan's Aircraft Carriers is the story of the USS Wolverine and the USS Sable, two Great Lakes excursion ships converted for use as aircraft carrier training during World War II. Through the duration of the war, the United States Navy qualified 17,800 pilots for aircraft carrier operation. Training the pilots on either the Atlantic or the Pacific Ocean would have exposed the training ships to the danger of submarine attack, while requiring the escort of fighting ships that were needed elsewhere. It would also have involved arming and armoring the ships used for training. Commander R.F. Whitehead came up with an idea that solved all of these problems. He suggested doing the training on the protected waters of the Great Lakes. The USS Wolverine and the USS Sable were chosen and thus became the only fresh water, paddle-wheeled, coal-fired aircraft carriers in the history of the world. Author Paul M. Somers shares his collection of vintage photos and a lifetime of research to detail the history of these two great vessels-from their life as cruise ships to their contributions to the war effort and then to their eventual scrapping.

Author : Mark Stille
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 10,23 MB
Release : 2012-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1780967772

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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.

Author : Bernard Ireland
Publisher : Southwater Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,27 MB
Release : 2013-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780192178

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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.

Author : Edmund L. Castillo
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 17,69 MB
Release : 1969
Category : History
ISBN :

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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.

Author : Matt Doeden
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 43,85 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780736836562

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Text and photographs introduce aircraft carriers, their parts, and their crew who fix and fly aircraft.