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U.S. Aircraft Carriers U.S. Aircraft Carriers Norman Friedman viii, 427 p. : 29 cm OL116240W
Nugget on the flight deck Nugget on the flight deck Patricia Newman Aboard an aircraft carrier, a lieutenant introduces a new aviator to the "lingo" and layout before taking him on a practice dogfight. OL13652387W
Aircraft-carrying ships of the Royal Navy Aircraft-carrying ships of the Royal Navy Maurice Cocker 160 p. : 25 cm OL15612602W
Blue skies Blue skies Ali Vali Commander Berkley Levine is content with her life as a Top Gun instructor in Fallon, Nevada, flying F-18s for the Navy. A change of government and a new equality initiative places Captain Aidan Sulli… OL16118396W
Final flight Final flight Stephen Coonts The most daring -- and deadly -- terrorist plot of all time is about to unfold aboard the supercarrier USS United States. If it succeeds, the balance of nuclear power will tilt in favor of a remorsel… OL17345W
The airman's war The airman's war Albert Marrin Examines the role of the air force in World War II, including the nonstop bombing over Germany and the slow island by island battles in the Pacific. OL1828575W
Kiev & Kuznetsov Kiev & Kuznetsov Barry Dean Work consists of mostly photos of Kiev class aircraft carriers and brief historical text of the future of these ships. OL19879262W
Dead in the water Dead in the water Chris Lynch After America is drawn into World War II, Hank McCallum finds himself on the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carrier in the Pacific, separated from his brother Theo, in constant danger from torpedoes, and … OL19985152W
On Wave and Wing On Wave and Wing Barrett Tillman xxiii, 332 pages : 24 cm OL20197544W
The kitten who thought he was a mouse The kitten who thought he was a mouse Miriam Norton A stray kitten is raised by some mice, and even after he realizes that he is a cat and becomes two children's pet, he never forgets his mouse family. OL2032446W
Carrier Carrier Jean Hood A century of vivid eye-witness accounts by aircraft carrier crews and their embarked naval air squadrons taken from interviews, correspondence, archived memoirs, published autobiographies and officia… OL21579684W
The Doolittle Raid The Doolittle Raid Bert Kinzey An account of the Doolittle Raid of April 1942. Includes a biography of James H. Doolittle as well as a study of the B-25 bomber that was used in the raid and of the USS Hornet, the carrier from whic… OL26442929W
Carrier strike force Carrier strike force Ernest A. McKay Describes the creation of a new American carrier fleet in the pacific following the attack on Pearl Harbor and its success in blocking enemy expansion and leading the attack on Japan. OL2945583W
Flattops at war Flattops at war Wallace B. Black An account of aircraft carrier activity during World War II, focusing on the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway, and the Marianas. OL3290158W
Carrier Carrier Tom Clancy They are floating cities with crews of thousands. They are the linchpins of any military strategy, for they provide what has become the key to every battle fought since World War I: air superiority. … OL448985W
Aircraft carriers Aircraft carriers Antony Preston Traces the history of aircraft carriers since 1914, chronicling the role played by these ships in World War II and in modern defense systems. OL5231803W
The adventures of M. James The adventures of M. James James, Michael "A World War II diary written during the height of Naval operations in the Pacific by a young sailor aboard the USS Monterey, CVL-26, from 1943 to 1946"--Provided by publisher. OL5816828W
Aircraft carriers Aircraft carriers Michael Green,Michael Green,Gladys Green An introduction to the ships known as "floating airports," from their inception in the early twentieth century, through their development during World War II, to the various classes of carriers in us… OL62335W
Flat-tops Flat-tops Edmund L. Castillo Traces the history of aircraft carriers from the first flight from a ship in 1910 to the present-day operations of a nuclear-powered carrier. OL7143077W
Aircraft Carriers Aircraft Carriers Paul Fontenoy 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, the Falklands, and the Persian G… OL9035645W
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