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Midway-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945–92

Af: Mark Stille Engelsk Paperback

Midway-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945–92

Af: Mark Stille Engelsk Paperback
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The Midway-class were the US Navy''s biggest carriers built during World War II. Superbly illustrated, this explains how they became the backbone of the Cold War fleet.

Entering service in September 1945, the Midway-class aircraft carrier was the US Navy’s ultimate World War II-era design, and these would be its frontline carriers as the Cold War dawned. A fine design and one big enough to accept significant modernizations over the decades, the class saw combat in the Vietnam War, and Midway even launched the first carrier airstrikes of the Gulf War in 1990.

In this book, naval expert Mark Stille explains how the Midway class was the US Navy’s attempt to build a much larger and more survivable version of the wartime Essex class; its extensive new protection system included the first armoured flight deck in the US Navy. He highlights how new weapons systems transformed the Midways during the jet age, from angled flight decks and catapults to CIWS, until Midway found her last home as a museum ship in San Diego, the only non-Essex-class American carrier to be preserved.

Illustrated with archive photos and superb original art, including profiles detailing how the ships were rebuilt throughout their careers, this book explores the heart of the US Navy’s carrier fleet during the early Cold War.

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The Midway-class were the US Navy''s biggest carriers built during World War II. Superbly illustrated, this explains how they became the backbone of the Cold War fleet.

Entering service in September 1945, the Midway-class aircraft carrier was the US Navy’s ultimate World War II-era design, and these would be its frontline carriers as the Cold War dawned. A fine design and one big enough to accept significant modernizations over the decades, the class saw combat in the Vietnam War, and Midway even launched the first carrier airstrikes of the Gulf War in 1990.

In this book, naval expert Mark Stille explains how the Midway class was the US Navy’s attempt to build a much larger and more survivable version of the wartime Essex class; its extensive new protection system included the first armoured flight deck in the US Navy. He highlights how new weapons systems transformed the Midways during the jet age, from angled flight decks and catapults to CIWS, until Midway found her last home as a museum ship in San Diego, the only non-Essex-class American carrier to be preserved.

Illustrated with archive photos and superb original art, including profiles detailing how the ships were rebuilt throughout their careers, this book explores the heart of the US Navy’s carrier fleet during the early Cold War.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 48
ISBN-13: 9781472860484
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1472860489
Kategori: USA: Vietnamkrigen
Udg. Dato: 15 aug 2024
Længde: 5mm
Bredde: 186mm
Højde: 247mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 15 aug 2024
Forfatter(e): Mark Stille
Forfatter(e) Mark Stille

Kategori USA: Vietnamkrigen

ISBN-13 9781472860484

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 48

Udgave

Længde 5mm

Bredde 186mm

Højde 247mm

Udg. Dato 15 aug 2024

Oplagsdato 15 aug 2024

Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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