Carrier. A Guide Tour Of An Aircraft Carrier - Couverture souple

Clancy, Tom

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0283072865 ISBN 13 : 9780283072864

Editeur : Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

A rare insider's look at life aboard the greatest weapon ever created...the aircraft carrier.Tom Clancy is your guide on a mind-blowing tour of the US Navy's crown jewel, meeting its crew, viewing its aircraft and understanding why it dominates the high seas. Floating cities manned by thousands, aircraft carriers are the lynchpin of any military strategy, for the air superiority they enable has been the key to every battle fought since World War I. Their mere presence is an automatic display of strength, sending a message no potential enemy can ignore.Clancy's trademark style and eye for detail brings you naval combat strategy as no one else can, from takeoffs into the danger zone to return from missions, the range, power and weaponry of the aircraft on board to the carrier's role in modern warfare.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

They are floating cities with crews of thousands. They are the linchpins of any military strategy, for they provide what has become the key to every battle fought since World War I: air superiority. The mere presence of a U.S. naval carrier in a region is an automatic display of strength that sends a message no potential enemy can ignore. Now, Tom Clancy welcomes you aboard for a detailed look at how these floating behemoths function. With his trademark style and eye for detail, Clancy brings you naval combat strategy like no one else can.Carrier includes:

* Takeoffs and landings: flying into the danger zone
* The aircraft onboard: their range, their power, their weaponry
* The role of the carrier in modern naval warfare
* Exclusive photographs, illustrations and diagrams
Plus: An interview with the U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Jay Johnson

Biographie de l'auteur

A little more than thirty years ago Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it “the perfect yarn.” From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0283072865
• ISBN 13: 9780283072864
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible