Aircraft Carriers The World's Greatest Naval Vessels & Their Aircraft

Book Code:  SH2478

Aircraft Carriers The World's Greatest Naval Vessels & Their Aircraft

 

Comprehensive guide to all the major aircraft carriers built since World War 1 and carrier borne aircraft. Full. colour artworks of each class of carrier featured. Each entry is accompanied by a box of detailed technical specifications. With its emergence at the end of World War I, the aircraft carrier quickly established itself as the centerpiece of any naval flotilla. Aircraft carriers' dominance at sea was marked by the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Since then aircraft carriers have been the yardstick by which any navy's potency is measured.

 

Chris Bishop & Chris Chant

Hardcover large format with d/w 256pp Silverdale Books 2004

 

Fine/Fine