How does it feel to sit aboard a thirty-ton jet and be literally hurled over a ship's bow at 140 miles per hour? And how does a deck crew coordinate their efforts to achieve such a feat every thirty seconds? Offering a rare glimpse of life onboard an aircraft carrier, Fly Navy paints a vivid and often hair-raising portrait of military aircraft carriers and carrier crews, and of the planes and pilots who depend on them. Based on archival research and interviews with veterans and contemporary carrier personnel, this stunning volume tells the story of the aircraft carrier-from the first ramshackle seaplane carriers to today's nuclear-powered supercarriers-and celebrates their undeniable impact on modern warfare.
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Philip Kaplan is the author of an entire series of books which record the lives of fighting men in World War II and after, among them two classic accounts of naval warfare, Wolfpack and Convoy (both with the late Jack Currie). He is currently working on a new book detailing the lives of submariners past and present. Kaplan lives in Gloucestershire, England with his wife, the novelist Margaret Mayhew.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
2nd Best Book about Naval Aviation,
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This review is from: Fly Navy: Naval Aviators and Carrier Aviation: A History (Hardcover)
This is an absolutely fabulous book about carrier aviation from its first conception to modern day. It's margins are filled with lots of trivia about the aviators and aircraft. The book contains lots of picture and photographs of the first built carriers and carrier based aircraft. I enjoy just picking up the book and reading a few pages at a time. It is very easy to read and makes a wonderful coffee table book. As a naval aviator, I will cherish this book. By the way, the BEST book is U.S. Naval Aviation.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Good read, but a bit thin,
By Alex Fowler (Philadelphia, PA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fly Navy: Naval Aviators and Carrier Aviation: A History (Hardcover)
A lot of great pictures but not much technical detail. A good coffee table book but don't buy it as a reference. If you're looking for a book with more information about the technical specs of Naval aircraft I suggest "Carrier" by Tom Clancy, if you want to know what it takes to be a US Navy fighter pilot get "Bogeys and Bandits" by Robert Gandt.
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