Author: James Dresser
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780960469604
Category : Aircraft carriers
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Escort Carriers and Their Air Unit Markings During W.W. II in the Pacific
Author: James Dresser
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780960469604
Category : Aircraft carriers
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780960469604
Category : Aircraft carriers
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Aircraft Carriers
Author: C. A. Mobley
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592570942
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Offers a guide to modern nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, and discusses the history of aircraft carriers from their development during World War I and their role in the Pacific Theater during World War II, to their present-day status as the front line of American defense.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592570942
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Offers a guide to modern nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, and discusses the history of aircraft carriers from their development during World War I and their role in the Pacific Theater during World War II, to their present-day status as the front line of American defense.
Aircraft Carriers
Author: Paul E. Fontenoy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1851095780
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
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. From their World War I deployment in the Black Sea by the Imperial Russian Navy, to their coming of age in World War II, to their role in recent conflicts in Vietnam, the Falklands, and the Persian Gulf, Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact charts the evolution of carrier systems both militarily and within broader political and diplomatic contexts. Covering both the ships and the planes they support, this convenient, authoritative handbook offers complete descriptions of carrier systems from all of the world's major navies—from their operational histories, strategic integration, and technological advancements, to the training of aircrew, the development of carrier command leadership, and the role of carriers as deterrents and diplomatic enforcers.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1851095780
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
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. From their World War I deployment in the Black Sea by the Imperial Russian Navy, to their coming of age in World War II, to their role in recent conflicts in Vietnam, the Falklands, and the Persian Gulf, Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact charts the evolution of carrier systems both militarily and within broader political and diplomatic contexts. Covering both the ships and the planes they support, this convenient, authoritative handbook offers complete descriptions of carrier systems from all of the world's major navies—from their operational histories, strategic integration, and technological advancements, to the training of aircrew, the development of carrier command leadership, and the role of carriers as deterrents and diplomatic enforcers.
Kamikazes, Corsairs, and Picket Ships
Author: Robin L. Rielly
Publisher: Casemate
ISBN: 1935149911
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The untold story of ferocious air and naval combat during the WWII Battle of Okinawa—drawn from primary sources and survivor interviews. This is the story of an overlooked yet significant aerial and naval battle during the American assault on Okinawa in the spring of 1945. While losses to America’s main fleet are well recorded, less well known is the terrific battle waged on the radar picket line, the fleet’s outer defense against Japanese marauders. Weaving together the experiences of the ships and their crews—drawn from ship and aircraft action reports, ship logs, and personal interviews—historian Robin L. Reilly recounts one of the most ferocious air and naval battles in history. The US fleet—and its accompanying airpower—was so massive that the Japanese could only rely on suicide attacks to inflict critical damage. Of the 206 ships that served on radar picket duty, twenty-nine percent were sunk or damaged by Japanese air attacks, making theirs the most hazardous naval surface duty in World War II. The great losses were largely due to relentless kamikaze attacks, but also resulted from the improper use of support gunboats, failure to establish land-based radar at the earliest possible time, the assignment of ships ill-equipped for picket duty, and, as time went on, crew fatigue. US air cover during the battle is also described in full, as squadrons dashed from their carriers and land bases to intercept the Japanese swarms, resulting in constant melees over the fleet.
Publisher: Casemate
ISBN: 1935149911
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The untold story of ferocious air and naval combat during the WWII Battle of Okinawa—drawn from primary sources and survivor interviews. This is the story of an overlooked yet significant aerial and naval battle during the American assault on Okinawa in the spring of 1945. While losses to America’s main fleet are well recorded, less well known is the terrific battle waged on the radar picket line, the fleet’s outer defense against Japanese marauders. Weaving together the experiences of the ships and their crews—drawn from ship and aircraft action reports, ship logs, and personal interviews—historian Robin L. Reilly recounts one of the most ferocious air and naval battles in history. The US fleet—and its accompanying airpower—was so massive that the Japanese could only rely on suicide attacks to inflict critical damage. Of the 206 ships that served on radar picket duty, twenty-nine percent were sunk or damaged by Japanese air attacks, making theirs the most hazardous naval surface duty in World War II. The great losses were largely due to relentless kamikaze attacks, but also resulted from the improper use of support gunboats, failure to establish land-based radar at the earliest possible time, the assignment of ships ill-equipped for picket duty, and, as time went on, crew fatigue. US air cover during the battle is also described in full, as squadrons dashed from their carriers and land bases to intercept the Japanese swarms, resulting in constant melees over the fleet.
The Escort Carrier Gambier Bay
Author: Al Ross
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
United States Naval Aviation, 1910-1995
Author: Roy A. Grossnick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description
This book was donated as a part of the David H. Hugel Collection, a collection of the Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description
This book was donated as a part of the David H. Hugel Collection, a collection of the Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore.
United States Naval Aviation 1910-2010: Navy and Marine Corps Air Stations and Fields Named for Aviators
Author: Mark Llewellyn Evans
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Air Force Combat Units of World War II
Author: Maurer Maurer
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428915850
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428915850
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Valor and Courage
Author: Benjamin J. Hruska
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817320997
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Recounts the stories of the USS Block Island CVE 21 and CVE 106 and their crews, many of whom served on both ships in the Atlantic and Pacific theatres
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817320997
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Recounts the stories of the USS Block Island CVE 21 and CVE 106 and their crews, many of whom served on both ships in the Atlantic and Pacific theatres
Beans, Bullets, and Black Oil
Author: Worrall Reed Carter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Logistics, Naval
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Logistics, Naval
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description