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Category : Aircraft carrier
Languages : en
Pages : 464

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Author: Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CVA(N) 65)
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Languages : en
Pages : 464

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Author: Mark L. Evans
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476644705
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361

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This is the thrilling story of USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Her story spans 51 years (1961-2012) of active service from the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis to the first global cruise by nuclear-powered ships, to the first strikes during the Vietnam War, battles against the Iranians and Iraqis in the 1980s and 1990s, a pivotal role during 9/11 and the Global War on Terrorism, and hunting pirates off the Horn of Africa. More than just an operational history of Enterprise, this book recounts the experiences of the men and women who served on board--the pilots who flew from the flight deck, the men who fought to save the ship during a fire in 1969, the sailors who brought retribution against Al-Qaeda terrorists--with detailed descriptions of sorties through flak-filled skies and harrowing escapes from capture behind enemy lines. This book is dedicated to the men and women who have served on board Big E, and to those who paid the ultimate price for freedom.

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Defense
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Languages : en
Pages : 1226

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Author: Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CVA(N) 65)
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Languages : en
Pages : 696

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Author: Leo Marriott
Publisher: Air World
ISBN: 1399062581
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262

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In this the highly illustrated second volume of his history of US naval aviation, Leo Marriott takes the reader through the extraordinary developments in design and capability that transformed American aircraft and aircraft carriers after the Second World War, and he describes the succession of conflicts in which they were deployed. Increasingly, advanced jets replaced propeller-driven aircraft and nuclearpowered carriers allowed the US Navy to project American military power across the world. As the many remarkable photographs in this book show, wherever naval aviation was involved, it played a crucial role, especially in the wars in Korea and Vietnam. The vessels built in the 1940s to fight in the war against Japan gave way to a new generation of super carriers. Supersonic fighters and strike aircraft entered service – the F-8 Crusaders and F-4 Phantoms of the Vietnam era, then the F-14 Tomcat, F/A-18 Hornet and S-3 Viking of more recent times. Carrier-based helicopters became more important, first for search-and-rescue missions, then for anti-submarine warfare and for landing assault forces. Throughout this period of the Cold War the US Navy’s carriers and aviation served to demonstrate American power worldwide and to counter the threat represented by the Soviet Union’s challenge to US mastery of the seas.

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Category : Command and control systems
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Author: Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CVA(N) 65)
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Languages : en
Pages : 544

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Author: Ram Tuli
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781986566582
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 578

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Gather 'round, my fellow tars and pour yourself a drink (preferably a San Miguel). What you're about to read is the largest collection of sea stories ever gathered in one place. Best of all, these stories come from fellow USS Enterprise nukes and engineers. No one can deny that the Big E was the greatest warship ever built, and that the guys who gave her her steam were the best nukes and engineers in the fleet. We were also pretty darn funny. In fact, our sense of humor was legendary. It was the one thing that helped get us through it all. More than just sea stories, these are the tales of our youth, the recollections of life-long friends, and random memories of strange people and faraway places.

Author: David Peter Robert McKay
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781877427503
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 688

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