The supercarriers : the Forrestal and Kitty Hawk classes / Andrew Faltum.
| Author/creator | Faltum, Andrew, 1947- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2014] |
| Description | x, 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Super carrier -- Thunder ballet -- The golden age -- The Kitty Hawk -- Cold wars and hot spots -- Next-generation aircraft -- New developments -- Vietnam -- The Forrestal fire -- Turning point and aftermath -- Evolution -- Challenges -- A dangerous world -- Into the sunset -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A: Technical data -- Appendix B: Individual ships -- Appendix C: Aircraft technical data -- Appendix D: Air wings. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Faltum, Andrew, 1947- Supercarriers. Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2014] 9781612517704 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2014021816 |
| ISBN | 9781591141808 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 159114180X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |