Author: Theodore Roscoe
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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Author: Theodore Roscoe
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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Author: M. Hill Goodspeed
Publisher: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 732

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Building on the official Navy chronologies, this book presents a year-by-year summary of significant naval activities from 1775 to the present. Key historical entries, along with significant operations, technological advances, and narratives of the women and men instrumental in shaping the organisation, are written by leading experts in each subject. With a distinctive battleship cover and 1000 photographs, this authoritative and encyclopaedic account of the U S Navy is an important addition to any military history collection.

Author: Theodore Roscoe
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Chester G. Hearn
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ISBN: 9781610607360
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Michael Green
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526742438
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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This pictorial history of US battleships illustrates the power, versatility, and many combat operations of this naval stalwart across the 20th century. Between 1895 and 1944, the US Navy commissioned some 60 steel-clad battleships; from the USS Indiana (BB-1) to the USS Missouri (BB-63). After an impressive showing in the Spanish-American War and the Great White Fleet's circumnavigation of the world, US battleships played only a minor role in the First World War. They came into their own in World War II, bombarding enemy-held coastal regions, facing off against their Japanese counterparts, and providing essential protection of aircraft carriers. Their armor, at nearly a foot and a half thick, saved many lives in the face of suicidal kamikaze pilots. After World War II, battleships were relegated to war reserve status, but their conversion to platforms for cruise missiles gave them a vital new role. The last US battleship retired in 1992, having served in Korean, Vietnam, and Iraq. Combining rare wartime photographs and authoritative text by military expert Michael Green, Battleships of the United States Navy gives the expert and layman a detailed overview of one of the greatest weapon systems in military history.

Author: James Clayton Russell
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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Author: Michael Green
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 147385444X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281

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This pictorial history of US aircraft carriers illustrates the many classes and types of carriers used by the navy from before WWII to the present day. In 1922 the US Navy commissioned its first small experimental aircraft carrier. This was followed into service by two much larger carriers in 1927 with five more being built— including three large Yorktown class—prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Then, to take the offensive against the Japanese Navy, the American Congress funded by far the largest carrier-building program in history. Since 1975, when the first of a fleet of ten nuclear-powered Nimitz class carriers was commissioned, The United States Navy’s fleet of carriers has optimized its superpower status and worldwide power projection. Yet these are due to be replaced in the decades to come with the even more sophisticated nuclear-powered Gerald R. Ford class. Compiled and written by Michael Green, Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy contains superb images of all the different types of classes of carriers employed by the US Navy since 1922. These and its highly informative text and captions give the reader a broad overview of this fascinating subject.

Author: John Frost
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 462

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Author: Michael J. Crawford
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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