Call number LC Classification|V - Naval Science (General) Topic Naval aviation Topic Aircraft carriers Region United States

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1. Destined for glory : dive bombing, Midway, and the evolution of carrier airpower [1998]

Description
Book — xvi, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
SAL3 (off-campus storage)

2. US Navy carriers [videorecording] [2006]

  • [Montoursville, Pa.?] : International Masters Publishers, c2006.
Description
Video — 1 videodisc (40 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 p. : col. maps, col. ill. ; 19 cm.)
Summary
This DVD traces the rise of the biggest warships in the world as the United States air power went from early biplanes landing on converted battleships to the huge modern supercarriers of today.
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3. On wave and wing : the 100-year quest to perfect the aircraft carrier [2017]

Description
Book — xxiii, 332 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Summary
What defended the U.S. after the attack on Pearl Harbor, defeated the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and is an essential tool in the fight against terror? Aircraft Carriers. For seventy years, these ships remained a little understood cornerstone of American power. In his latest book, On Wave and Wing , Barrett Tillman sheds light on the history of these floating leviathans and offers a nuanced analysis of the largest man-made vessel in the history of the world.
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Green Library