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Aircraft Carriers

An Illustrated History of Their Impact
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This vivid volume describes the fascinating history of aircraft carriers, first deployed successfully in World War I by the Imperial Russian Navy, and indispensable to the Allied victory in World War II, now the strategic centerpiece of the world's most powerful navies. * Eighty photographs of all the important aircraft carriers from before World War I to the present, including many operated by lesser-known navies * A reference section providing essential physical details, basic design information, modifications, and brief service histories for 80 aircraft carriers or classes from 1912 to the present

Author Biography:

Paul E. Fontenoy, PhD, is curator of maritime research and technology at the North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC, and a visiting assistant professor in the Maritime Studies Program at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
Release date NZ
June 1st, 2006
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
78 Illustrations, unspecified
Pages
407
Dimensions
178x254x27
ISBN-13
9781851095735
Product ID
5317337

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