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The supercarriers : the Forrestal and Kitty Hawk classes /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Faltum, Andrew, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Aircraft carriers > United States > History.
Forrestal Class (Aircraft carriers)
Kitty Hawk Class (Aircraft carriers)
Kitty Hawk (Aircraft carrier)
Forrestal (Aircraft carrier)
Table of 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.