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Title: U.S. Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman, A. D., III Baker ISBN: 0-87021-739-9 Publisher: United States Naval Inst. Pub. Date: April, 1983 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $67.50

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Superbly Detailed and Fascinating
Comment: This volume, one of many in Norman Friedman's naval design histories, is amazingly thorough in its coverage of U.S. aircraft carrier design from the 1930s-era Saratoga and Lexington through the nuclear-powered Nimitz-class, as well as the offshoot amphibious assault carriers.

The book is filled with design schematics, ships' specifications and more esoteric naval information than you could possibly absorb in a lifetime. The rich wealth of information is the consistent strength of this series that makes it a bit overwhelming for the casual reader looking for a narrative history of U.S. carrier.

The emphaisis here is on ship design, its impact on operations and little else. If there is any shortcoming to be found within the book, it is that it is rather old, having been last updated in 1983, when the Nimitz class was just hitting its stride and long before the design innovations fueled by the Navy's growth in the waning years of the Cold War.

Rating: 5
Summary: Aircraft Carriers
Comment: This is an excellent book for those who want technical information about the US Navy Aircraft Carriers. The book covers detail information about the design, construction, and modifications of all of the classes of US carriers built since the beginning of carrier aviation. In addition, the book covers other designs the US Navy thought about but never bothered to build. This book is not for the novice but for those who need detail technical information, this is the book to get.

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