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US carrier war / Kev Darling.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Darling, Kev, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Navy--Aviation--History.
- United States.
- Aircraft carriers--United States--History--20th century.
- Aircraft carriers.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- Korean War, 1950-1953--Naval operations, American.
- Korean War, 1950-1953.
- Korean War, 1950-1953--Aerial operations, American.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Naval operations, American.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Aerial operations, American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (739 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book covers all aspects of the operations made by US aircraft carriers, from their introduction into service during WW1 to the continuing conflicts in the Middle East. America's part in WW1 saw the deployment of US Navy aircraft operating from coastal bases - mainly Curtiss flying boats. In the immediate postwar period the first aircraft carriers were commissioned; Langley, Saratoga and Lexington. After the wreckage had settled in the mud of Pearl Harbor, US Navy fighters engaged the Japanese for the first time at Wake Island. Japan continued its conquest of the Pacific countries and Isla
- Contents:
- ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""CHAPTER ONE - Origins and Development""; ""CHAPTER TWO - Neutrality and Atlantic Crossings""; ""CHAPTER THREE - War in the Pacific: Attack and Fightback""; ""CHAPTER FOUR - War in the Pacific: Turning Point to Victory""; ""CHAPTER FIVE - War in the Pacific: Battles and Defeats""; ""CHAPTER SIX - War in the Pacific: The Setting of the Rising Sun""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN - Police Action in Korea""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT - Further Korean Carrier Operations""; ""CHAPTER NINE - Vietnam�A Long-Drawn-Out Affair""
- ""CHAPTER TEN - From Desert Storm to the Future""""APPENDIX ONE - Primary Carrier Aircraft of the US Navy""; ""APPENDIX 2 - US Navy Aircraft Carriers""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 354) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781783033393
- 1783033398
- OCLC:
- 854974555
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