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The World's Greatest Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated History

Door David Ross

Categorie
Schepen & Scheepvaart
Boeknummer
#305393-KJ13
Titel
The World's Greatest Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated History
Auteur
Ross, David
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Amber Books
Jaar van uitgave
2017
ISBN10
1782745246
ISBN13
9781782745242
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original pictorial boards, dust jacket, illustrations in colour, 4to.
Samenvatting
On 9 May 1912 the first airplane take-off from a ship was made from the deck of the HMS Hibernia. In July 1918, seven Sopwith Camels launched from the converted battlecruiser HMS Furious damaged the German airbase at Tønder and destroyed two zeppelins. The age of the carrier was born. In the interwar years the Lexington, Akagi and Courageous class carriers were developed, but it was only during World War II that the aircraft carrier finally came into its own. Fleet carriers carrying 30–40 aircraft allowed the Japanese and US navies to project air power across the vast Pacific Ocean, with the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor presaging a new kind of warfare. With the sinking of hundreds of ships during World War II, including the German battleship Bismarck in 1941, by the end of th... (Lees verder)e war carriers ruled the waves and the era of the battleship had passed.
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. Packed with more than 200 artworks and photographs, The World's Greatest Aircraft Carriers is a colorful guide for the naval warfare enthusiast.
Pagina's
224
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 20,00

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