Midway-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945–92

Midway-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945–92

by Mark Stille and Adam Tooby
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 15/08/2024

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The Midway-class were the US Navy's biggest carriers built during World War II. Superbly illustrated, this explains how they became the backbone of the Cold War fleet.


Entering service in September 1945, the Midway-class aircraft carrier was the US Navy's ultimate World War II-era design, and these would be its frontline carriers as the Cold War dawned. A fine design and one big enough to accept significant modernizations over the decades, two of the ships saw combat in the Vietnam War, and Midway even launched the first carrier airstrikes of the Gulf War in 1990.


In this book, naval expert Mark Stille explains how the Midway class was the US Navy's attempt to build a much larger and more survivable version of the wartime Essex class; its extensive new protection system included the first armoured flight deck in the US Navy. He highlights how new weapons systems transformed the Midways during the jet age, from angled flight decks and catapults to CIWS, until Midway found her last home as a museum ship in San Diego, the only non-Essex-class American carrier to be preserved.


Illustrated with archive photos and superb original art, including profiles detailing how the ships were rebuilt throughout their careers, this book explores the heart of the US Navy's carrier fleet during the early Cold War.

ISBN:
9781472860477
9781472860477
Category:
Naval forces & warfare
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
15-08-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Mark Stille

Mark E. Stille (Commander, US Navy, retired) received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College.

He has worked in the intelligence community for 35 years including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff, and on US Navy ships.

He is currently a senior analyst working in the Washington, DC area. He is the author of numerous Osprey titles, focusing on naval history in the Pacific.

Adam Tooby

Adam Tooby is an internationally renowned digital aviation artist and illustrator. His work can be found in publications worldwide and as box art for model aircraft kits. He also runs a successful illustration studio and aviation prints business.

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