Aircraft Carriers An illustrated history of aircraft carriers of the world, from zeppelin and seaplane carriers to vertical/short take-off and landing jet decks and nuclear carriers. Featuring over 170 aircraft carriers with 500 identification photographs,9780754815990

Aircraft Carriers An illustrated history of aircraft carriers of the world, from zeppelin and seaplane carriers to vertical/short take-off and landing jet decks and nuclear carriers. Featuring over 170 aircraft carriers with 500 identification photographs

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ISBN13: 9780754815990
ISBN10: 0754815994
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-01-10
Publisher(s): Lorenz Books
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Summary

A comprehensive country by country visual directory of all the major aircraft carriers, with an informative and expert text describing the construction, appearance, function and history.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6(4)
THE HISTORY OF AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
First flights from ships
10(2)
Zeppelins
12(2)
Seaplanes versus landplanes
14(2)
The Dardanelles Campaign
16(2)
Fighters aboard ships
18(2)
Air-dropped torpedoes
20(2)
The Konigsberg operation
22(2)
Naval aviation at Jutland
24(2)
The first naval air strikes
26(2)
British shipborne aircraft of World War I
28(2)
Rigid airships after World War I
30(2)
The Sempill mission and Japanese naval aviation
32(2)
The Washington Treaties (1921--22)
34(2)
Carrier operational philosophies
36(2)
``Billy'' Mitchell and the US Navy bombing trials
38(2)
Catapults and arresters
40(2)
Aircraft aboard submarines
42(2)
Inter-war development in carrier aircraft
44(2)
Armoured versus ``open'' construction
46(2)
Taranto
48(2)
The Bismarck operation
50(2)
The Battle of Matapan
52(2)
Pearl Harbor
54(2)
The Doolittle Raid and the Battle of the Coral Sea
56(2)
The Battle of Midway
58(2)
Escort carriers
60(2)
Carrier aircraft development during World War II
62(2)
The Battle of Santa Cruz
64(2)
Battle of the Philippine Sea
66(2)
Leyte Gulf
68(2)
Post-war aircraft carrier developments
70(2)
Carriers in the Korean War
72(2)
Carriers for sale
74(2)
Suez
76(2)
The impact of helicopters
78(2)
Carrier jet aircraft developments
80(2)
Naval air power in Vietnam
82(2)
Carrier battle groups and tactics
84(2)
The introduction of V/STOL
86(2)
Argument -- large or small carriers?
88(2)
Assault carriers
90(2)
Carriers in the Falklands War
92(4)
DIRECTORY OF AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
United States
North Carolina (CA-12) and Huntington (CA-5)
96(1)
Langley (CV-1)
97(1)
Lexington (CV-2) class
98(2)
Ranger (CV-4)
100(2)
Yorktown class (CV-5, CV-6, CV-8)
102(2)
Wasp (CV-7)
104(2)
Hybrid carrier studies
106(1)
Long Island (AVG-1), Wolverine (IX-64) and Sable (IX-81)
107(1)
Bogue-class escort carriers
108(2)
Sangamon-class escort carriers
110(2)
Casablanca-class escort carriers
112(2)
Commencement Bay-class escort carriers
114(2)
Essex class
116(2)
Independence class
118(2)
Midway class
120(2)
United States (CVA-58)
122(1)
Forrestal class
123(1)
Improved Forrestal class
124(2)
Essex class modernized
126(2)
Enterprise (CVAN-65)
128(2)
John F. Kennedy (CVA-67)
130(2)
Nimitz class
132(2)
Improved Nimitz (CVN-71) class
134(2)
Iwo Jima class (LPH)
136(1)
Wasp class (LHD)
137(1)
United Kingdom
Balloon ships and early seaplane carriers
138(2)
Ark Royal (I)
140(2)
Ben-my-Chree, Vindex and Manxman
142(1)
Nairana, Pegasus, Brocklesby
143(1)
Campania (I)
144(2)
Furious (I) and (II)
146(2)
Vindictive
148(2)
Argus (I)
150(2)
Hermes (II)
152(2)
Eagle (I)
154(2)
Courageous, Glorious and Furious (III)
156(2)
Ark Royal (II)
158(2)
Illustrious class
160(2)
Illustrious-class derivatives
162(2)
Unicorn
164(1)
CAM ships
165(1)
MAC ships
166(1)
Audacity
167(1)
British-built escort carriers
168(2)
Archer class
170(1)
Attacker class
170(1)
Ameer class
171(1)
Colossus class
172(1)
Majestic class
173(1)
Ark Royal (III) and Eagle (II)
174(2)
Malta class
176(1)
Perseus and Pioneer
177(1)
Centaur class
178(2)
Victorious modernized
180(1)
Centaur class as Commando Carriers
181(1)
CVA-01
182(1)
Argus (II)
183(1)
Invincible class
184(2)
Ocean
186(1)
Queen Elizabeth class
187(1)
Japan
Early seaplane carriers
188(1)
Hosho
189(1)
Akagi
190(2)
Kaga
192(2)
Ise and Hyuga
194(1)
Ryujo
195(1)
Soryu and Hiryu
196(1)
Zuiho class
197(1)
Ryuho
198(1)
Hiyo and Junyo
199(1)
Shokaku class
200(2)
Taiho
202(1)
Chitose class
203(1)
Mizuho and Nisshin
204(1)
Shinano
205(1)
Unryu class
206(1)
Ibuki
207(1)
Taiyo class
208(1)
Shinyo and Kaiyo
209(1)
Yamashiro Maru and Shimane Maru
210(1)
Akitsu Maru class and Kumano Maru
211(1)
Akitsushima
212(1)
France
Foudre
213(1)
Bearn
214(1)
Joffre class
215(1)
Commandant Teste
215(1)
Dixmude
216(1)
La Fayette class
216(1)
Arromanches
217(1)
Jeanne d'Arc
218(1)
Clemenceau class
219(1)
Charles de Gaulle
220(1)
Romania
Balloon and seaplane carriers
221(1)
USSR
Moskva class
222(2)
Kiev class
224(2)
Admiral Kuznetsov
226(2)
Australia
Albatross
228(1)
Vengeance
228(1)
Sydney
229(1)
Melbourne
230(1)
Canada
Warrior
231(1)
Magnificent
232(1)
Bonaventure
232(1)
Italy
Giuseppe Miraglia
233(1)
Bolzano, proposed
233(1)
Aquila and Sparviero
234(1)
Andrea Doria (I) class
235(1)
Vittorio Veneto
235(1)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
236(1)
Andrea Doria (II)
236(1)
Germany
Seaplane carriers, mercantile
237(1)
Seaplane carriers, warship
238(1)
Auxiliary carriers (World War I), proposed
238(1)
Graf Zeppelin
239(1)
Auxiliary carriers (World War II), proposed
240(1)
Argentina
Independencia
241(1)
Veinticinco de Mayo
241(1)
India
Vikrant
242(1)
Viraat
242(1)
Ex-Admiral Gorshkov
243(1)
Netherlands
Karel Doorman (I)
244(1)
Karel Doorman (II)
244(1)
Brazil
Minas Gerais
245(1)
Spain
Dedalo (I)
246(1)
Dedalo (II)
246(1)
Principe de Asturias
247(1)
Sweden
Balloon ship
248(1)
Gotland
248(1)
Thailand
Chakri Naruebet
249(1)
Glossary 250(2)
Index 252(4)
Acknowledgements 256(1)
Key to flags 256

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