Aircraft carriers. Vol. 1, 1909-1945 : a history of carrier aviation and its influence on world events / Norman Polmar ; in collaboration with Minoru Genda [and others] ; silhouette drawings by James Caiella.

Revised edition of: Aircraft carriers : a graphic history of carrier aviation and its influence on world events. ©1969.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Cover; Contents; Perspective; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; J; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; V; 1 The "Peaceful" Years; 2 Jets and Whirlybirds; 3 Atomic Bombs Aboard Ship; 4 "The Wrong War"; 5 "An Entirely New War"; 6 Concluding a War; 7 The Cold War Navy; 8 French and British Carriers at War; 9 The Suez Operation; 10 The Super Carriers; 11 New Carrier Concepts; 12 Carrier Proliferation; 13 New Ships and Planes; 14 Carriers to Cuban Waters; 15 Wings Over Southeast Asia ... Again; 16 Escalation to Escalation; 17 A War Lost; 18 Carrier Controversies; 19 New Directions.

20 Carrier War in the South Atlantic21 Lessons and Finances; 22 The Russian Experience; 23 Soviet Aircraft Carriers; 24 Rehabilitation and Retaliation; 25 Amphibious Assault; 26 Into the 21st Century; Appendixes; A: War Without Carriers; B: U.S. Aircraft Carrier Designations; C: Aircraft Carrier Characteristics; D: U.S. Carrier Modenizations; E: Harrier Aircraft Production; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.

The classic work completely revised and updated in two volumes.

eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide