Aircraft Carriers (Land and Sea) [Library Binding]

Michael Green (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Land and Sea

Even for nonmilitary buffs, the power and massive lines of aircraft carriers inspire awe. Now readers can get a close-up look at these behemoths in this lavishly illustrated volume. It tells the story of the development of these immense vessels, describes their technological and military history, and profiles the carriers-and the planes that fly from them-that roam the oceans today. With more than 150 black-and-white and color pictures, including images of early prototypes, this is an invaluable reference.

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About the Author

Michael and Gladys Green are freelance writers, researchers, and photographers who specialize in military, transportation, and law enforcement subjects, with over 50 books to their credit. Their previous works include Hummer, Tiger Tanks, SWAT Teams, Patton's Tank Drive, MacArthur in the Pacific, Motorcycle Police, Bomb Squads, and Jaguar Sports Cars. In addition, Michael Green has written numerous articles for a wide variety of military-related national and international magazines. They live in the San Francisco Bay Area. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: Capstone Press (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560655534
• ISBN-13: 978-1560655534
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,468,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Green is a freelance writer, researcher, and photographer. He specializes in military subjects and has authored and coauthored over 90 books. His books have been translated into German, Japanese and Georgian. In addition, Mr. Green has also authored and coauthored numerous articles for a variety of national and international military-related magazines including Armor; The Magazine of Mobile Warfare and Jane's Defense Weekly. Mr. Green is a lifetime member of the Marine Corps Tanker's Association and a tour guide at the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great Pictures, Inaccurate History, April 16, 2005

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Too Cold in Madison (Madison, WI, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aircraft Carriers (Hardcover)

This book has a lot of great pictures, but there is no excuse for sloppy errors like this one:

On p22, it states the USS Lexington (CV2) underwent an extensive upgrade in 1943-1944. On p23, it correctly states that CV2 went down in the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942. They later correctly state that the Essex class carrier scheduled to be named Cabot was renamed Lexington (CV16), commissioned in 1943. The writer must have seen a picture of CV16 from 1944, seen that it looked different than CV2 and written that it was upgraded.

Bad job. Go ahead and get the book if you want the pictures, but find another title as a companion to get accurate history.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful throughout!, August 5, 2001

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Vicente (Yigo, Guam(USA)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aircraft Carriers (Hardcover)

If anyone who loves aircrafts carriers gets the chance to buy this book, go for it! It's worth every penny. Great photos and text make this book a treasure to any naval enthusiasts library.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Broad overall view of Western carrier aviation, April 1, 2003

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David Traill (Stuart, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aircraft Carriers (Hardcover)

This book will satisfy most carrier aviation buffs if only for the picutres that fill its pages. Overall, it doesn't go into great detail or too much about the belowdecks supporting uints that allow flight operations to exist. What it does offer is a retrospective of carrier operations from before World War II, a decent amount on World War II operations, and then the Cold War carriers that continue serving on until today. There is some information on the British and French carriers, but it is very limited.

Overall, this book is introductory, and best serves as illustrating a challenging world in a coffee-table book format.