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| U.S. Aircraft Carriers
An Illustrated History
Friedman. Offers detailed descriptions of the evolution of U.S. aircraft carriers. Fully illustrated with deck plans, outboard profiles, sketches from major design studies, and numerous detailed photographs. You are treated to detailed information on every carrier class, from the gigantic warships of the Nimitz class to the "side-wheeler" training carriers of the Great Lakes in WWII. Here, too, is a lucid explanation of the changing function of carriers, from their origin as auxiliaries to their present role as the main components of the battle force. The appendices contain a wealth of information on ship characteristics and equipment. 428 pgs., 321 illustrations, 8½"x 11", hdbd.
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