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Essex class aircraft carriers, 1943-1991 : rare photographs from naval archives

Title
Essex class aircraft carriers, 1943-1991 : rare photographs from naval archives / Leo Marriott.
Author
Marriott, Leo
Publication
  • Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England ; Havertown PA, USA : Pen & Sword Maritime, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2020.
  • ©2020

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Description
xii, 164 pages : illustrations (black and white); 25 cm.
Summary
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.
Series Statement
Images of war
Uniform Title
Images of war.
Subject
  • Essex Class (Aircraft carriers) > History
  • Essex Class (Aircraft carriers) > History > Pictorial works
  • Essex Class (Aircraft carriers)
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Pictorial works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
US Navy Aircraft carrier deveopment, 1919-1941 -- Essex class enter service -- Across the Pacific -- Aboard the Essex class -- Through Kamikaze to victory -- The post-war era and Korea -- Steam and mirrors -- Submarines, spacecraft, and Vietnam -- Postcript.
Call Number
JFF 21-443
ISBN
  • 9781526772145
  • 1526772140
OCLC
1197741558
Author
Marriott, Leo, author.
Title
Essex class aircraft carriers, 1943-1991 : rare photographs from naval archives / Leo Marriott.
Publisher
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England ; Havertown PA, USA : Pen & Sword Maritime, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Images of war
Images of war.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Research Call Number
JFF 21-443
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