The history of the aircraft carrier and its influence on major political and military events in the world. This first volume spans from the first experimental aircraft launches from an anchored ship, through the so-called "seaplane carriers" to the first real aircraft carriers of Britain, Japan and the USA, and their use in the battles of World War II and the Cold War era. The work combines descriptions of military operations, important personalities, politics, planning, strategy and, of course, technical development from 1909 to the late 1960s.
Group
Books
State
Second Hand
Author
Polmar, N.
Title
Aircraft Carriers. A History of Carrier Aviation and its Influence on World Events
Details
English text, many bw photographs, some sketches and bw maps, large format. London: Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. 1969. 788 pp.
