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U.S. Navy attack aircraft, 1920-2020 / Norman Friedman.
Van Pelt Library UG1242.A28 F75 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Friedman, Norman, 1946- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Attack planes--United States--History.
- Attack planes.
- Bombers--United States--History.
- Bombers.
- United States. Navy--Aviation--History.
- United States.
- Aeronautics, Military--United States--History.
- Aeronautics, Military.
- United States. Navy.
- Armed Forces--Aviation.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 470 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Other Title:
- United States Navy attack aircraft, 1920-2020
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "This book examines previously classified documents to explain and discuss how technology and operation requirements for aircraft changed over the course of a century from the Navy's point of view"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. The Fleet's Aircraft
- 2. Carriers
- 3. Torpedo Bombers
- 4. Dive-Bombers
- 5. Dive-Bombers of World War II
- 6. Torpedo Bombers of World War II
- 7. A New Kind of Attack Bomber
- 8. What Now? Strategic Attack
- 9. The Era of "Nuclear Plenty"
- 10. The Return of Limited War
- 11. Vietnam
- 12. War at Sea
- 13. After the Cold War
- Aircraft Data Tables
- A. Torpedo Bombers
- B. Dive-Bombers
- C. Single-Seat Bombers
- D. Strategic Bombers
- E. Light Jet Bombers.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781682474174
- 1682474178
- OCLC:
- 1267585575
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