Aircraft carriers: a history of carrier aviation and its influence on world events, volume ii: 1946-2006
Auteur :
Polmar, Norman
Éditeur :
Potomac Books Inc
ISBN :
9781574886658
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2008
Dimensions :
27,9 x 21,6 cm
Poids :
1728 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In the post-1945 era, the aircraft carrier has remained a valued weapon despite the development of nuclear weapons, cruise and ballistic missiles, and highly capable submarines. At times, as in the early days of the Korean and Vietnam Wars and in the Falklands conflict, carriers alone could deploy high-performance aircraft to the battlefield.