Aircraft Carriers Of The United States Navy: Rare Photographs From Wartime Archives Michael Green Pen Sword Military Αγγλικά Βιβλία Social Sciences

In 1922 The Us Navy Commissioned Its First Small Experimental Aircraft Carrier This Was Followed Into Service By Two Much Larger And Capable Carriers 1927 With Five More Being Built Prior To Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor Including Three Large Yorktown Class Take Offensive Against American Congress Funded Far Largest Building Programme History Based Essex A Version Of Pre-War Vessels Twenty-Six Ordered Fourteen Were Time See Second World War These Joined Many Smaller Classes Light Escort Post-War Ever Since 1975 When Fleet Ten Nuclear-Powered Nimitz They Have Epitomized United States Superpower Status Worldwide Power Projection Are Due Be Replaced Decades Come Even Sophisticated Gerald R Ford Compiled Written Michael Green Contains Superb Images All Different Types Employed Highly Informative Text Captions Give Reader Broad Overview Fascinating Subject Σελίδες: 200 Διαστάσεις: 18 9X18 9Cm