U.S. Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated Design History
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (786 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0870217399 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 427 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. The author, a recognized authority on U.S. From the Back Cover This account of U.S. warships, uncovers the issues behind the emergence of today's carrier, explaining the reasons for the periodic but always aborted attempts to trim back its dimensions. carrier development, based on the internal files of the U.S. Navy, presents a complete evolutionary design history at a level of detail and accuracy never before approached
This fully illustrated series offers detailed descriptions of the evolution of all classes of the principle U.S. combatant types, as well as plans, profiles, and numerous detailed photographs.
He is a longtime columnist for Proceedings magazine and lives in New York City. Norman Friedman is a prominent naval analyst and the author of more than thirty books covering a range of naval subjects, from warship histories to contemporary defense issues.
Michel Poulin said AN ILLUSTRATED DESIGN HISTORY is a very good book that could have been excellent if better. U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS: AN ILLUSTRATED DESIGN HISTORY is a very good book that could have been excellent if better, more detailed drawings of the aircraft carriers would have been included. There was plenty of technical information and lists of specifications to satisfy the naval aficionado, but I am sure that more detailed deck layout drawings and, part. Serious Library Addition for Serious Historians This book is not a take-to-the-beach-for-light-summer-reading fare. It is a technically dense, exhaustive study of United States aircraft carrier design, from the first awkward experiments, (the Langley), through a brief description of the then-new (1983) Nimitz class. Reading it is like trying to run through knee-deep mud, but oh, what mud. Everything a. Saloon Fan said Not the greatest edition.. I gave this a Not the greatest edition. Saloon Fan I gave this a 4 instead of a 5. I have the "Cruiser" volume of this series. It is a beautiful book printed on excellent slick paper.The "Aircraft Carrier" volume I received was a good edition obtaining similar formatted information a photos. The difference is that it was printed in an inferior grade of paper, more like a rough bond type, not slick at all. instead of a 5. I have the "Cruiser" volume of this series. It is a beautiful book printed on excellent slick paper.The "Aircraft Carrier" volume I received was a good edition obtaining similar formatted information a photos. The difference is that it was printed in an inferior grade of paper, more like a rough bond type, not slick at all