Aircraft carriers /
Preston, Antony, 1938-2004,
Aircraft carriers / Antony Preston. - 192 pages : illustrations (come color), color maps, plans (2 color), portraits ; 31 cm
"A Bison book." Includes index.
Early Steps -- The Test of War -- Post-War Progress -- Politics and Personalities -- The Big Carriers -- The Third Generation -- Baptism of Fire -- The Rising Sun -- Pride goes before a Fall -- The Production Battle -- Carriers on the Attack -- The New Capital Ship.
"Traces the history of aircraft carriers since 1914, chronicling the role played by these ships in World War II and in modern defense systems."--Amazon.com.
0448154730 9780448154732 060030437X 9780600304371
78073409
Aircraft carriers--History.
Naval aviation--History.
History.
V874 / .P92
Aircraft carriers / Antony Preston. - 192 pages : illustrations (come color), color maps, plans (2 color), portraits ; 31 cm
"A Bison book." Includes index.
Early Steps -- The Test of War -- Post-War Progress -- Politics and Personalities -- The Big Carriers -- The Third Generation -- Baptism of Fire -- The Rising Sun -- Pride goes before a Fall -- The Production Battle -- Carriers on the Attack -- The New Capital Ship.
"Traces the history of aircraft carriers since 1914, chronicling the role played by these ships in World War II and in modern defense systems."--Amazon.com.
0448154730 9780448154732 060030437X 9780600304371
78073409
Aircraft carriers--History.
Naval aviation--History.
History.
V874 / .P92