Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945–91
Osprey Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4728-4581-8 (ISBN)
The Essex class was the USN’s war-winning ship class of the Pacific War. Of the 24 ships completed, 14 saw action, making the Essex class the largest class of fleet aircraft carriers ever built. These ships had a fine balance of striking power, protection, and speed and were modernized during and after the war. There were five distinct programs carried out, adding not only angled flight decks for jet operations, but repeated upgrades to sensors, weapons, and equipment.
Essex-class carriers were used in a number of roles and provided the vast majority of US Navy air power in the Korean War, and a sizeable proportion of air power in the Vietnam conflict. However, as the “super carriers” began to enter service in the early 1960s, the Essex class was relegated to secondary roles– a single Essex carrier served until 1991 as the US Navy’s training carrier. Using detailed artwork and photos, this book provides an in-depth portrait of this important and enduring class of ship, and looks at its development and modifications while considering the many and varied actions it took part in.
Mark E. Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired) received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. He has worked in the intelligence community for 35 years including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He is currently a senior analyst working in the Washington DC area. He is the author of numerous Osprey titles, focusing on naval history in the Pacific.
INTRODUCTION
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
- Essex-class carrier modernization
- Essex-class modernization programs
- ASW carriers
- Amphibious assault carriers
- Essex-class weapons
- Essex-class radars and sonars
THE ESSEX CLASS IN WAR AND PEACE 1945–1991
- Essex-class carriers and the Korean War
- Essex-class carriers and the Vietnam conflict
ESSEX-CLASS COLD WAR CAREERS
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Erscheinungsdatum | 30.08.2022 |
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Reihe/Serie | New Vanguard |
Illustrationen | Adam Tooby |
Zusatzinfo | Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8pp of colour illustrations |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 184 x 248 mm |
Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4728-4581-1 / 1472845811 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4728-4581-8 / 9781472845818 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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