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The British aircraft carrier / Paul Beaver

Author:
Beaver, Paul 1953-  Search this
Subject:
Great Britain Royal Navy Aviation History  Search this
Physical description:
256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1987
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Armed Forces--Aviation  Search this
Aircraft carriers  Search this
Great Britain. Royal Navy--Aircraft carriers, 1916-1986  Search this
Call number:
V874.5 .G7B38 1987
V874.5.G7B38 1987
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_326712
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British aircraft carriers design, development and service histories David Hobbs

Author:
Hobbs, David 1946-  Search this
Physical description:
384 pages, 12 pages of plates illustrations 29 cm
Type:
Books
History
Naval history
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
2013
20th century
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Aircraft carriers--Design and construction  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, British  Search this
Aircraft carriers  Search this
History, Naval  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1113540
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Scratch one flattop the first carrier air campaign and the Battle of the Coral Sea Robert C. Stern

Title:
First carrier air campaign and the Battle of the Coral Sea
Author:
Stern, Robert Cecil 1946-  Search this
Physical description:
316 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Pacific Ocean
Coral Sea
Date:
2019
20th century
Topic:
Coral Sea, Battle of the, 1942  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations  Search this
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Aircraft carriers  Search this
Military campaigns  Search this
Military operations, Aerial  Search this
Military operations, Naval  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1111530
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Early U.S. Navy carrier raids, February-April 1942 : five operations that tested a new dimension of American air power / David Lee Russell

Author:
Russell, David Lee 1947-  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 197 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Type:
Case studies
History
Place:
Pacific Area
United States
Date:
2019
20th century
Topic:
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns  Search this
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American  Search this
Air power (Military science)  Search this
Raids (Military science)  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1106115
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Setting the rising sun : Halsey's aviators strike Japan, summer 1945 / Kevin A. Mahoney

Title:
Halsey's carriers strike Japan, summer 1945
Author:
Mahoney, Kevin A.  Search this
Subject:
Halsey, William F (William Frederick) 1882-1959  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 325 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Japan
United States
Date:
2019
20th century
Topic:
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1104683
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On wave and wing : the 100-year quest to perfect the aircraft carrier / Barrett Tillman

Author:
Tillman, Barrett  Search this
Physical description:
xxiii, 332 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2017
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Aeronautics--History  Search this
Naval aviation--History  Search this
Warships  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1089628
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British carrier aviation : the evolution of the ships and their aircraft / Norman Friedman

Author:
Friedman, Norman 1946-  Search this
Subject:
Great Britain Royal Navy Aviation  Search this
Physical description:
384 p. : ill., plans ; 30 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1988
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Naval aviation--History  Search this
Call number:
V874.5.G7 F912 1988
V874.5.G7F912 1988
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_372493
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Steichen at war / [compiled] by Christopher Phillips

Author:
Steichen, Edward 1879-1973  Search this
Phillips, Christopher  Search this
United States Naval Aviation Photographic Unit  Search this
Subject:
United States Navy Aviation  Search this
Physical description:
256 p. : ill. ; 32 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Place:
United States
Date:
1987
Topic:
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American  Search this
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_809933
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U.S. naval air superiority : development of shipborne jet fighters, 1943-1962 / Tommy H. Thomason

Author:
Thomason, Tommy H  Search this
Subject:
United States Navy Aviation History  Search this
Physical description:
275 p. : ill ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2008
20th century
Topic:
Fighter planes--History  Search this
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_839568
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Carrier power vs. fighting ship / text by Norman Polmar ; illustrations by Rikyu Watanabe

Author:
Polmar, Norman  Search this
Watanabe, Rikyu  Search this
Physical description:
64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 34 p
Type:
Books
Date:
1990
C1990
Topic:
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations  Search this
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_707567
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The Independence light aircraft carriers / by Andrew Faltum

Author:
Faltum, Andrew 1947-  Search this
Subject:
Independence (Aircraft carrier : CV 22)  Search this
Physical description:
160 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Pacific Area
Date:
2002
C2002
20th century
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns  Search this
Call number:
V874.3 .F3523 2002X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_710052
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Flattop fighting in World War II : the battles between American and Japanese aircraft carriers / by Patrick Degan

Author:
Degan, Patrick  Search this
Physical description:
v, 318 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Pacific Area
United States
Japan
Date:
2003
C2003
20th century
Topic:
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, Japanese  Search this
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Japanese  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_710387
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Fleet Air Arm : British carrier aviation, 1939-1945 / by Ron Mackay ; color by Don Greer

Author:
Mackay, Ron  Search this
Subject:
Great Britain Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm History  Search this
Physical description:
64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
2001
C2001
20th century
Topic:
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, British  Search this
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_729250
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On the warpath in the Pacific : Admiral Jocko Clark and the fast carriers / Clark G. Reynolds

Author:
Reynolds, Clark G  Search this
Subject:
Clark, J. J (Joseph James) 1893-1971  Search this
United States Navy  Search this
United States Navy Aviation History  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 537 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Pacific Area
Date:
2005
C2005
20th century
Topic:
Admirals  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_783132
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Aircraft carriers : a history of carrier aviation and its influence on world events / Norman Polmar ; in collaboration with Minoru Genda ... [et al.] ; silhouette drawings by James Caiella

Author:
Polmar, Norman  Search this
Genda, Minoru 1904-  Search this
Physical description:
v. <1- > : ill., maps ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2006
C2006-
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_792681
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The Blue Ghost : the ship that couldn't be sunk / by Art Giberson

Author:
Giberson, Art  Search this
Subject:
Lexington (Aircraft carrier : 1943-1991) History  Search this
Physical description:
iii, 67 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2000
C2000
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Call number:
VA65.L4 G53 2000
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_606075
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Nuclear weapons and aircraft carriers : how the bomb saved naval aviation / Jerry Miller

Title:
How the bomb saved naval aviation
Author:
Miller, Jerry 1919-  Search this
Subject:
United States Navy Aviation History  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2001
C2001
20th century
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Nuclear weapons--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_615335
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Naval aviation in the First World War : its impact and influence / R.D. Layman

Author:
Layman, R. D. 1928-  Search this
Physical description:
224 p., [16] p. of plates ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1996
Topic:
World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations  Search this
World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations  Search this
Naval aviation--History  Search this
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Seaplanes--History  Search this
Call number:
D580 .L39 1996
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_503090
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Carrier air war : in original WWII color / Robert Lawson & Barrett Tillman

Author:
Lawson, Robert L  Search this
Tillman, Barrett  Search this
Subject:
United States Navy Aviation History  Search this
Physical description:
176 p. : col. ill. ; 27 x 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1996
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_512200
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Carrier combat / David Wragg

Author:
Wragg, David W  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 291 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1997
C1997
20th century
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Air warfare--History  Search this
Naval battles--History  Search this
Military history, Modern  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_545972

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