Product Description: Step aboard the floating cities that patrol international waters, launch aircraft from their decks, and decide the fate of war. Behold the king of naval warfare: the aircraft carrier. Soon after the Wright Brothers' historic flight in 1903, officials explored the airplane's military applications...read more

Product Description: The history of the aircraft carrier, one of the most revolutionary innovations in the history of naval warfare, is explored here in vivid detail. Featuring firsthand accounts by carrier pilots and crews who fought in World War II, this authoritative volume provides compelling insight into what life was like for the men who served on these huge ships, and embraces the entire carrier story, from the earliest experiments in launching planes at sea, to the Falklands War and beyond...read more

Product Description: Richard Bell Davies was one of the most important characters in the history of naval aviation. Despite a traditional naval education – he was among the last cadets to be trained under sail – he was quick to grasp the potential of aircraft, and backed his vision by privately learning to fly...read more

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Tells the dramatic story of the aircraft carrier at war, from World War II through the Cold War period, Vietnam, the Falklands conflict, and Operation Desert Storm. (view table of contents)

Chronicles the history of aircraft carriers and their crucial roles in battles during the past fifty years

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Traces the development of carriers as major offensive systems from World War II to the present, and describes instances of their deployment

Product Description: Book by Polmar, Norman, Watanabe, Rikyu

Traces the history of aircraft carriers from pre-World War I seaplane operations to the carriers of today

Examines the design, construction, and tactical applications of the aircraft carrier, looks at great ships in action, and chronicles the development of carrier warfare from the early twentieth century through the 1982 Falklands Conflict