Overview
Illustrated with detailed artworks of aircraft carriers with exhaustive captions and specifications, Aircraft Carriers is an extensively researched review of the key capital ships deployed by the world's navies organised chronologically. First developed in the final years of World War I, aircraft carriers have been the dominant technology in naval warfare since World War II, following the devastatingly effective carrier-borne air raid on the Italian base of Taranto by the British in 1940, and the even more infamous air attack by hundreds of Japanese bombers on the US base at Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Today, the aircraft carrier is a key component of national navies around the world, offering a mobile aircraft platform that can be used to defend local waters as well as project power to every corner of the globe. Technical Guide: Aircraft Carriers features more than 50 of the most significant aircraft carriers from 1918 to the present, including the World War I-era converted battleship HMS Eagle, through the Japanese carriers Akagi and Kaga that were sunk at the famous Battle of Midway in 1942, to the great nuclear-powered supercarriers USS Enterprise and USS Nimitz of the Cold War era. The book comes up to date with the leading carriers of today, including the HMS Queen Elizabeth, Chinese Liaoning and Indian Vikrant. Illustrated with more than 80 vivid artworks and 40 photographs, Technical Guide: Aircraft Carriers is an essential reference guide for modellers and naval warfare enthusiasts. AUTHOR: E.V. Martindale specialises in maritime, engineering and railway history and has written and contributed to numerous books on these subjects over the last 30 years. He lives in England. SELLING POINTS: . Highly-illustrated guide to the most important aircraft carrier types deployed from World War I to the present . Contains detailed artworks of every major type . Includes specifications, sister vessels and combat history 120 artworks and photos
Full Product Details
Author: E V Martindale
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
Imprint: Amber Books
Dimensions:
Width: 17.60cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.20cm
Weight: 0.500kg
ISBN: 9781838866457
ISBN 10: 1838866450
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 14 April 2026
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
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Author Information
E.V. Martindale specialises in maritime, engineering and railway history and has written and contributed to numerous books on these subjects over the last 30 years, including Battleships of World War I and World War II. He lives in England.
