Air Britain News June 2021

General:
Name: Air Britain News June 2021
Format: pdf
Size: 136.03 MB

Book:
Title: Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy (Images of War)
Author: Michael Green
Language: English
Year: 2015

Publisher: ‎ Pen & Sword Maritime
ISBN: ‎ B00WQ4QQQ0
Total pages: 198

Description:
This pictorial history of US aircraft carriers illustrates the many classes and types of carriers used by the navy from before WWII to the present day.

In 1922 the US Navy commissioned its first small experimental aircraft carrier. This was followed into service by two much larger carriers in 1927 with five more being built- including three large Yorktown class-prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Then, to take the offensive against the Japanese Navy, the American Congress funded by far the largest carrier-building program in history.

Since 1975, when the first of a fleet of ten nuclear-powered Nimitz class carriers was commissioned, The United States Navy’s fleet of carriers has optimized its superpower status and worldwide power projection. Yet these are due to be replaced in the decades to come with the even more sophisticated nuclear-powered Gerald R. Ford class.

Compiled and written by Michael Green, Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy contains superb images of all the different types of classes of carriers employed by the US Navy since 1922. These and its highly informative text and captions give the reader a broad overview of this fascinating subject.