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Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers (New Vanguard, No. 174)

Door Brad Elward e.a.

Categorie
Schepen & Scheepvaart
Boeknummer
#305816-VA14
Titel
Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers (New Vanguard, No. 174)
Auteur
Elward, Brad & Paul Wright (illustrations)
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Osprey Publishing
Jaar van uitgave
2010
ISBN10
184603759X
ISBN13
9781846037597
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original wrappers, (full page) colour illustrations, 8vo. New Vanguard 174.
Samenvatting

The Nimitz class aircraft carrier is the ultimate symbol of the United States superpower status. A true behemoth, this is an unsurpassed weapons platform that overshadows all of its nearest rivals. A history of the world's largest aircraft carriers, with runways over 300 meters long, this book looks at the development and deployment of the nuclear-powered Nimitz class aircraft carriers from 1975 when the USS Nimitz, the lead ship of the class, was commissioned, to the present day. All of the class are still operational and the tenth and last of the class, the USS George H. W. Bush, was commissioned in 2009. Here, Brad Elward provides a detailed overview of their design and development, highlighting their unique features, from jet blast deflectors to cutting edge radar systems, and a hist
... (Lees verder)ory of the Nimitz class in service, from deployment in the Gulf during Operation Desert Storm, through to the enforcement of the no fly zone over Bosnia.
Pagina's
48
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 8,00

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