Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact
By (Author) Paul E. Fontenoy
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ABC-CLIO
21st September 2006
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Naval forces and warfare
623.8255
Physical Properties
Hardback
407
Description
This vivid volume describes the fascinating history of aircraft carriers, first deployed successfully in World War I by the Imperial Russian Navy, and indispensable to the Allied victory in World War II, now the strategic centerpiece of the world's most powerful navies. * Eighty photographs of all the important aircraft carriers from before World War I to the present, including many operated by lesser-known navies * A reference section providing essential physical details, basic design information, modifications, and brief service histories for 80 aircraft carriers or classes from 1912 to the present
Reviews
"An excellent survey which will serve as a foundation title and introduction for any serious college-level military library." - Midwest Book Review - Library Bookwatch
Author Bio
Paul E. Fontenoy, PhD, is curator of maritime research and technology at the North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC, and a visiting assistant professor in the Maritime Studies Program at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
