{"product_id":"aircraft-carriers-the-world-s-greatest-carriers-of-the-last-100-years-technical-guides-hardcover","title":"Aircraft Carriers: The World’s Greatest Carriers of the last 100 Years (Technical Guides) Hardcover","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIllustrated with detailed artworks of aircraft carriers with\nexhaustive captions and specifications, \u003ci\u003eAircraft Carriers\u003c\/i\u003e is\nan extensively researched review of the key capital ships deployed by the\nworld’s navies organized chronologically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFirst developed in the final years of World War I, aircraft\ncarriers have been the dominant technology in naval warfare since World War II,\nfollowing the devastatingly effective carrier-borne air raid on the Italian\nbase of Taranto by the British in 1940, and the even more infamous air attack\nby hundreds of Japanese bombers on the US base at Pearl Harbor in December\n1941. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eToday, the aircraft carrier is a key component of national\nnavies around the world, offering a mobile aircraft platform that can be used\nto defend local waters as well as project power to every corner of the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTechnical Guide: Aircraft Carriers\u003c\/i\u003e features more\nthan 50 of the most significant aircraft carriers from 1918 to the present,\nincluding the World War I-era converted battleship HMS Eagle, through the\nJapanese carriers \u003ci\u003eAkagi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKaga\u003c\/i\u003e that were\nsunk at the famous Battle of Midway in 1942, to the great nuclear-powered\nsupercarriers USS \u003ci\u003eEnterprise\u003c\/i\u003e and USS \u003ci\u003eNimitz\u003c\/i\u003e of\nthe Cold War era. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe book comes up to date with the leading carriers of\ntoday, including the HMS \u003ci\u003eQueen Elizabeth\u003c\/i\u003e, Chinese \u003ci\u003eLiaoning\u003c\/i\u003e and\nIndian \u003ci\u003eVikrant\u003c\/i\u003e. Illustrated with more than 80 vivid artworks and 40\nphotographs, \u003ci\u003eTechnical Guide: Aircraft Carriers\u003c\/i\u003e is an\nessential reference guide for modellers and naval warfare enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eE.V. Martindale\u003c\/b\u003e specialises in maritime, engineering\nand railway history and has written and contributed to numerous books on these\nsubjects over the last 30 years, including Battleships of World War I and World\nWar II. He lives in England.\u003cbr\u003e\nE.V. Martindale specialises in maritime, engineering and railway history and\nhas written and contributed to numerous books on these subjects over the last\n30 years. He lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44994585755855,"sku":"9781838866457","price":42.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_f944c587-f1b8-4f9d-b93d-e531a97803a6.jpg?v=1776830123","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/aircraft-carriers-the-world-s-greatest-carriers-of-the-last-100-years-technical-guides-hardcover","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}