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They span the period from the Vought VE-7, the first type to take off from the Navy's first carrier, the USS Langley in 1922, through the Grumman A-6 Intruder, which flew in the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars before being retired from service in 1996. Prominently featured also are the classic aircraft that the Navy and Marines flew to victory in World War II. Combining technical detail with the human dramas of flight and aerial combat, Polmar makes each historic aircraft literally fly off the pages. This book is a must-have for every aviation enthusiast.

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"""Photos accompany rich history on each aircraft type. A 'must' for the in-depth military, aviation, or specialty naval library."" --LIBRARY BOOKWATCH"

""Photos accompany rich history on each aircraft type. A 'must' for the in-depth military, aviation, or specialty naval library."" --LIBRARY BOOKWATCH

Photos accompany rich history on each aircraft type. A 'must' for the in-depth military, aviation, or specialty naval library. --LIBRARY BOOKWATCH

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NORMAN POLMAR is an internationally known analyst, consultant, and award-winning author specializing in naval, aviation, and intelligence issues. He has served as a consultant or adviser to three secretaries of the Navy and two chiefs of naval operations, as well as to various Navy and Department of Defense offices and several U.S. and foreign aerospace and shipbuilding firms. He is the author of more than thirty books, including the authoritative references Cold War Submarines with K. J. Moore (Brassey's, Inc., 2003) and Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet. He lives in the Washington, D.C., area.

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