On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier

On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier
by: Barrett Tillman (Author)
Publisher:Regnery History
Publication Date: 27 Feb. 2017
Language:English
Print Length:320 pages
ISBN-10:1621575918
ISBN-13:9781621575917
Book Description
What defended the U.S. after the attack on Pearl Harbor, defeated the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and is an essential tool in the fight against terror? Aircraft Carriers. For seventy years, these ships remained a little understood cornerstone of American power. In his latest book, On Wave and Wing , Barrett Tillman sheds light on the history of these floating leviathans and offers a nuanced analysis of the largest man-made vessel in the history of the world.
About the Author
What defended the U.S. after the attack on Pearl Harbor, defeated the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and is an essential tool in the fight against terror? Aircraft Carriers. For seventy years, these ships remained a little understood cornerstone of American power. In his latest book, On Wave and Wing , Barrett Tillman sheds light on the history of these floating leviathans and offers a nuanced analysis of the largest man-made vessel in the history of the world.