The Essex Aircraft Carriers

Author : Mark Stille
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147284579X
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945–91 written by Mark Stille and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the enduring Essex-class ships, the US Navy's finest and most numerous fleet carrier during World War II, which were modernized repeatedly and served with distinction. The Essex class was the USN's war-winning ship class of the Pacific War. Of the 24 ships completed, 14 saw action, making the Essex class the largest class of fleet aircraft carriers ever built. These ships had a fine balance of striking power, protection, and speed and were modernized during and after the war. There were five distinct programs carried out, adding not only angled flight decks for jet operations, but repeated upgrades to sensors, weapons, and equipment. Essex-class carriers were used in a number of roles and provided the vast majority of US Navy air power in the Korean War, and a sizeable proportion of air power in the Vietnam conflict. However, as the “super carriers” began to enter service in the early 1960s, the Essex class was relegated to secondary roles– a single Essex carrier served until 1991 as the US Navy's training carrier. Using detailed artwork and photos, this book provides an in-depth portrait of this important and enduring class of ship, and looks at its development and modifications while considering the many and varied actions it took part in.

Author : Steve Backer
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848320183
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essex Class Aircraft Carriers of the Second World War written by Steve Backer and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03-19 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest volume covers the hugely important American carrier of the Second World War. Built in larger numbers than any fleet carrier before or since, the Essex class can claim to be the US Navy's most significant weapon in the defeat of Japan. Carrying up to 100 aircraft and capable of absorbing enormous punishment (not one was sunk), they spearheaded the Fast Carrier Task Forces for most of the Pacific War.??The heavily illustrated work contains everything a modeller needs to know about this prolific class.

Author : Leo Marriott
Publisher : Pen and Sword Maritime
ISBN 13 : 1526772175
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essex Class Aircraft Carriers, 1943–1991 written by Leo Marriott and published by Pen and Sword Maritime. This book was released on 2020-12-02 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essex-class aircraft carriers played an essential role in the victory of the United States over Japan in the Second World War, and Leo Marriott’s photographic history is a fascinating introduction to them. Without these remarkable ships, the island-hopping campaign of American forces across the Pacific towards Japan would not have been possible. They also took part in the Korean and Vietnam wars that followed. During the Second World War they were at the center of the powerful task groups that could put up hundreds of aircraft to support forces on the ground. They were also prime targets for Japanese air attacks, in particular the kamikaze suicide missions. A total of twenty-four were eventually commissioned including several after the end of the war. The selection of rare photographs and the expert text cover the evolution of US aircraft carrier design prior to the Second World War and look at the factors which shaped the design and construction of the Essex class. Included are dramatic action shots of the new breed of naval aircraft that was launched from their flight decks, including Hellcat and Corsair fighters that took on the Japanese and the carrier-borne jets that flew over Korea and Vietnam.

Author : Alan Raven
Publisher : Naval Inst Press
ISBN 13 : 9780870210211
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essex-class Carriers written by Alan Raven and published by Naval Inst Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Scot MacDonald
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evolution of Aircraft Carriers written by Scot MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brad Elward
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472807774
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Cold War Aircraft Carriers written by Brad Elward and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air wings (80–100 aircraft, compared to 65–75 for the Midway, and fewer than 50 for the Essex class). Design-wise, the Forrestals were a huge improvement over their predecessors, being more stable and comfortable, while maintaining advancements such as the armored flight decks that had been introduced with the Midway. The Kitty Hawk class was an improvement on the Forrestal-class designs, and four were built in the 1960s – Kitty Hawk, Constellation, America and John F. Kennedy. These were even longer than the Forrestals, and fitted with advanced defensive weapons systems and an improved elevator layout. All nine of the carriers covered by this volume are icons, and hold a much-respected place in US naval history. They are also some of the more well-known vessels outside of the military, for their long service histories, as well as for some of the more unfortunate events that seem to follow them.

Author : Michael Green
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783376104
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy written by Michael Green and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1922 the US Navy commissioned its first small experimental aircraft carrier. This was followed into service by two much larger and capable carriers in 1927 with five more being built prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor including three large Yorktown class.??To take the offensive against the Japanese Navy, the American Congress funded by far the largest carrier building programme in history based on the Essex class, a larger version of the pre-war Yorktown vessels. Of the twenty-six ordered, fourteen were commissioned in time to see Second World War service. These were joined by many smaller classes of carriers, including light carriers and escort carriers.?Post-war ever larger and more capable carriers were commissioned. Since 1975, when the first of a fleet of ten nuclear-powered Nimitz class carriers was commissioned, they have epitomized United States superpower status and worldwide power projection. 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.

Author : Mark Stille
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780968108
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Navy Aircraft Carriers 1942–45 written by Mark Stille and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aircraft carriers were the US Navy's principal weapon against Japan during the Pacific War. Development of the Essex class began in 1939, becoming the largest class of carrier ever to be built. Early in the Pacific War it became renowned for its 'Sunday Punch' of 36 fighter planes, 36 dive bombers, and 18 torpedo planes. Alongside the lighter Independence class, these carriers formed the formidable Fast Carrier Force in the Pacific. Featuring artwork detailing the interior and exterior features of the ships, this book explores their design, development, and the action they saw in the Pacific, including the climactic battles of Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf, and Okinawa.

Author : Mark Stille
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780967519
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Navy Aircraft Carriers 1942–45 written by Mark Stille and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-20 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aircraft carriers were the US Navy's principal weapon against Japan during the Pacific War. Development of the Essex class began in 1939, becoming the largest class of carrier ever to be built. Early in the Pacific War it became renowned for its 'Sunday Punch' of 36 fighter planes, 36 dive bombers, and 18 torpedo planes. Alongside the lighter Independence class, these carriers formed the formidable Fast Carrier Force in the Pacific. Featuring artwork detailing the interior and exterior features of the ships, this book explores their design, development, and the action they saw in the Pacific, including the climactic battles of Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf, and Okinawa.

Author : Andrew Faltum
Publisher : Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of Amer
ISBN 13 : 9781877853265
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essex Aircraft Carriers written by Andrew Faltum and published by Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of Amer. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: