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U.S. aircraft carriers : an illustrated design history / by Norman Friedman ; ship plans by A.D. Baker III.
LIBRA V874.3 .F74 1983
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Friedman, Norman, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aircraft carriers--United States.
- Aircraft carriers.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 427 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [1983]
- Summary:
- This account of U.S. 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. The author, a recognized authority on 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0870217399 :
- OCLC:
- 8763586
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