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Carrier Strike - A Photo History of Aircraft Carriers in World War II (Paperback)
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Carrier Strike - A Photo History of Aircraft Carriers in World War II (Paperback)
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Among many other developments, World War II saw naval warfare shift
from the battleship to the aircraft carrier, which remains one of
the iconic weapons of the war and the core of modern battle fleets.
Developed in the 1920s and 1930s, the aircraft carrier came into
its own in World War II and featured prominently in numerous
battles, including the Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, and Leyte
Gulf. Later in the war, with many of its own carriers destroyed and
its carrier-borne air force crippled, the Japanese relied on
kamikazes to replace its aerial strike force and to attack the
United States’ carrier force, and the United States used its
carriers to attack the Japanese homeland. In this photo history,
Donald Nijboer traces the history of aircraft carriers, from their
early development just after World War I, to the Japanese
carrier-borne attack on Pearl Harbor, through the great battles of
the Pacific War, which featured some of military history’s great
ships: the Yorktown, the Enterprise, the Hornet, the Lexington, and
other vessels. Special sections cover British carrier operations in
the Indian and Pacific Oceans, as well as the limited carrier
operations of the German Navy, including the Graf Zeppelin.
General
Imprint: |
Stackpole Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2023 |
Authors: |
Donald Nijboer
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8117-7294-5 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-8117-7294-2 |
Barcode: |
9780811772945 |
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