{"product_id":"aircraft-carriers-1917-present-9781838866457","title":"Aircraft Carriers: 1917-Present","description":"\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with detailed artworks of aircraft carriers with exhaustive captions and specifications, \u003ci\u003eAircraft Carriers\u003c\/i\u003e is an extensively researched review of the key capital ships deployed by the world's navies organized chronologically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst 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. \u003ci\u003eTechnical Guide: Aircraft Carriers\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eAkagi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKaga\u003c\/i\u003e that were sunk at the famous Battle of Midway in 1942, to the great nuclear-powered supercarriers USS \u003ci\u003eEnterprise\u003c\/i\u003e and USS \u003ci\u003eNimitz\u003c\/i\u003e of the Cold War era. The book comes up to date with the leading carriers of today, including the HMS \u003ci\u003eQueen Elizabeth\u003c\/i\u003e, Chinese \u003ci\u003eLiaoning\u003c\/i\u003e and Indian \u003ci\u003eVikrant\u003c\/i\u003e. Illustrated with more than 80 vivid artworks and 40 photographs, \u003ci\u003eTechnical Guide: Aircraft Carriers\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential reference guide for modellers and naval warfare enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. V. Martindale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amber Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Technical Guides\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.59h x 6.78w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838866457","brand":"Amber Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46836589396105,"sku":"9781838866457","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_3d9b925f-e000-447d-bbe2-beb68014b97f.jpg?v=1780440469","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/aircraft-carriers-1917-present-9781838866457","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}