Preston, Antony,  1938-2004, <br/><br/>
Aircraft carriers / 
Antony Preston. 
 - 192 pages :  illustrations (come color), color maps, plans (2 color), portraits ;  31 cm 
<br/><br/> "A Bison book."  Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0448154730 9780448154732 060030437X 9780600304371 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>78073409  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aircraft carriers--History.<br/>Naval aviation--History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>V874  / .P92