Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact

by Paul E. Fontenoy

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.

From their World War I deployment in the Black Sea by the Imperial Russian Navy, to their coming of age in World War II, to their role in recent conflicts in Vietnam,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185109573X
• ISBN13: 9781851095735
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 10.5"