The
Aircraft Carrier Story 1908-1945
by Guy Robbins
Hardcover: 288 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.99 x
11.08 x 8.90
Cassell Academic; ISBN: 0304353086; (April 2002)
Aircraft
Carriers
by Michael Green, Gladys Green
Suitable for young readers.
(Hardcover - February 2000)
Aircraft
Carriers (Military Hardware in Action)
by Kevin Doyle
Library Binding from Lerner Publications Company
Book Published: October, 2003
American
& British Aircraft Carrier Development, 1919-1941
by Thomas C. Hone, Norman Friedman, Mark David Mandeles
Hardcover - 272 pages (November 1999)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557503826
The
Big E: The Story of the USS Enterprise
by Edward Peary Stafford, Paul Stillwell
Book Description:
A lasting memorial to the USS Enterprise, this classic tale of the
carrier that contributed more than any other single warship to the naval
victory in the Pacific has remained a favorite World War II story for more
than twenty-five years. The Big E participated in nearly every major engagement
of the war against Japan and earned a total of twenty battle stars. The
Halsey-Doolittle Raid; the Battles of Midway, Santa Cruz, Guadalcanal,
the Philippine Sea, and Leyte Gulf; and the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
are all faithfully recorded from the viewpoint of the men who served her
so well. The author, a naval aviator, focuses on the exploits of the famous
ship's air groups, capturing the reality of their encounters and provoking
a range of emotions from readers.
This superb study of a great ship, her crew, and the action they saw
has been called one of the finest pieces of naval writing to emerge from
the war. What it is like inside the cockpit of a Dauntless dive bomber
as it bores in on its target or the effort required to unstick the ship's
huge rudder when damaged by a bomb are just two of the nuggets Edward Stafford
mined from the mountain of research and lengthy interviews he conducted
to write the book. Literate and scholarly as well as highly dramatic, the
book will appeal to historians and the general public alike.
Paperback from Naval Institute Press
Book Published: May, 2002 |
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Carrier
Aviation Air Power Directory: The World's Carriers and Their Aircraft 1950-Present
by David Donald, Daniel March
(Hardcover - July 2002)
Carrier
Combat
David Wragg
Hardcover - 288 pages (May 1998)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557501157
Corsair
Aces of World War 2
(Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 8)
by Mark Styling, Jerry Scutts
Paperback - 96 pages (October 1995)
Motorbooks International; ISBN: 1855325306
Dark
Sky, Black Sea: Aircraft Carrier Night and All-Weather Operations
by Charles H. Brown
Book Description: One of the aviator's greatest challenges--and
fears--is flying in foul weather from an aircraft carrier. With only instruments
to guide them, pilots are under constant pressure to keep their aircraft
under control as the author of this book knows well. Charles Brown is a
veteran naval aviator who participated in many of the operations he describes
and helped develop the tactics to make such operations possible. His book
addresses that significant but frequently overlooked part of carrier history:
the ability of carrier combat units to fly and fight at night and in any
weather condition.
From the early experiments on the USS Langley in the 1920s, the work
traces the changes in the aviator's training, operational techniques, and
tactics as technological improvements were made. It shows how the addition
of the angled deck and mirror to the carrier, for example, had a dramatic
impact on night flying. It chronicles developments before and during World
War II as well as the Korean, Vietnam, and Cold Wars and closes with a
vivid description of naval air combat during the Persian Gulf War, a time
when night flying operations had become common.
As the book illustrates, technological advances in both carrier systems
and airplanes have reduced the dangers of night/all weather operations
over the years, provoking some of today's aviators to claim, "The night
belongs to us." Brown believes they have achieved the right to claim at
least partial ownership. He reminds readers that the developments described
are one of the primary reasons carriers remain a major combat force in
the U.S. military. Accented with lively anecdotes by participants, this
is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of the subject and
will appeal to everyone interested in aviation.
Hardcover: 264 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.85 x
9.21 x 6.22
Publisher: United States Naval Inst.; (November 1999)
Destined
for Glory : Dive Bombing, Midway, and the Evolution of Carrier Airpower
by Thomas Wildenberg
Hardcover - 304 pages 1557 edition (November 1998)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557509476
The
Fast Carriers : The Forging of an Air Navy
Clark G. Reynolds
Hardcover - 503 pages Reissue edition (September 1992)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557507015
Flattop
Fighting in World War II: The Battles Between American and Japanese Aircraft
Carriers
by Patrick Degan
Paperback from McFarland & Company
Book Published: 18 April, 2003
Hybrid
Warship : The Amalgamation of Big Guns and Aircraft
Stephen McLaughlin, R. D. Layman
Hardcover / Published 1991
The
Little Giants : U.S. Escort Carriers Against Japan (Bluejacket
Books)
by William T. Y'Blood
Paperback - 496 pages (October 1999)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557509808
No Higher Honor
by Jeff Nesmith
The story of USS Yorktown
Listed under Battle of Midway
Nuclear
Weapons and Aircraft Carriers : How the Bomb Saved Naval Aviation
by Jerry Miller
(Hardcover - May 2001)
The
Independence Light Aircraft Carriers
by Andrew Faltum
Hardcover: Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer; ISBN:
1877853623; (April 2002)
Sailors to the End: The Deadly Fire on the USS Forrestal and the
Heroes Who Fought It
by Gregory A. Freeman
Listed under USS Forrestal
The
Spirit of Naval Aviation : The Naval Aviation Museum Collection
M. Hill Goodspeed, et al
Hardcover / Published 1997
U.S.
Aircraft Carriers : An Illustrated Design History
Norman Friedman
Hardcover / Published 1983
U.S.
Navy Fighter Squadrons in World War II
by Barrett Tillman
Hardcover - 160 pages (October 1997)
Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers; ISBN: 0933424744
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The
German Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin
Siegfried Breyer
Paperback / Published 1990
(Special Order)
United
States Naval Aviation Patches : Aircraft Carriers/Carrier Air Wings/Support
Establishments (United States Navy Patches, Vol 1)
Michael L. Roberts
Hardcover / Published 1995
(Special Order)
USS
Enterprise (CV-6): The Most Decorated Ship of World War II - A Pictorial
History
by Steven Ewing, Steve Ewing
Paperback from Pictorial Histories Publishing Co. Inc.
Book Published: November, 1982
USS
Saratoga (CV-3): An Illustrated History of the Legendary Aircraft Carrier
1927-1946
by John Fry
Originally laid down as one of six giant battle cruisers, the Saratoga
survived the 1922 Washington Disarmament Treaty's cutting torch through
her conversion to a new and seemingly benign type of vessel-the aircraft
carrier. She reported for duty off Long Beach, CA in 1927 and for the next
twelve years trained the men who would eventually fight World War II. One
of only three carriers on duty at the outset of World War II, Saratoga,
at one point, was the sole American carrier available to Naval Aviation.
She suffered two torpedo attacks and a horrifying kamikaze attack, and
was reported sunk many times by the Japanese. Refitted as a night-attack
carrier, then relegated to the role of training carrier, Saratoga survived
the war only to be sacrificed in the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll
in 1946. No carrier, or ship, played a greater role in developing the men
and tactics that became the massive force that United States Naval Aviation.,
over 200 b/w photographs. The Publisher.
Hardcover: 192 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.83 x
11.33 x 8.80
Schiffer Publishing,
Ltd.; ISBN: 076430089X; (January 1, 2000)
Warbirds
of the Sea : A History of Aircraft Carriers & Carrier-Based Aircraft
Walter A. Musciano
Hardcover / Published 1994
(Special Order)
The
World's Great Aircraft Carriers: From the Civil War to the Present
by Antony Preston, Anthony Preston
(Hardcover - July 2000)
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The Essex Aircraft Carriers
Andrew Faltum
Hardcover (March 1996)
Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer; ISBN: 1877853267
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US Carriers at War
Peter Kilduff
Hardcover / Published 1997
USS Ranger : Navy's First Flattop from Keel to Mast, 1934-46
by Robert J. Cressman
Brasseys, Inc.
Hardcover - 336 pages (March 2002)
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Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the Present : An Illustrated
Encyclopedia
Roger Chesneau
Hardcover / Published 1984
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Aircraft Carriers and the Role of Naval Power in the Twenty-First
Century (National Security Paper, No. 13)
Jacquelyn K. Davis
Paperback / Published 1993
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The Ship That Held the Line : The U.S.S. Hornet and the First Year
of the Pacific War
by Lisle Abbott Rose
One of the few fleet aircraft carriers in the world at the time, the
ship played a vital role in the first year of the Pacific war, particularly
in the Doolittle raid, at Midway, and as a vital link in holding back Japanese
forces.
Hardcover (November 1995)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557507295
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Aircraft Carriers of the Royal and Commonwealth Navies : The Complete
Illustrated Encyclopedia from World War I to the Present
David Hobbs
Hardcover / Published 1996
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The Lexington Class Carriers
Robert C. Stern
Hardcover / Published 1993
Hardcover - 160 pages (May 1993)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557505039
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