Carrier Aviation -Air Power Directory

This truly unique and fully up-to-date reference work covers every aircraft carrier currently in service and/or having served during the past 50 years. Arranged country by country, this new book features a detailed history of each nation's carrier development, procurements, and combat action, and includes:, Entries for every aircraft type, its variants, missions, specifications, weapons and operators, Entries on every fixed-wing carrying vessel, specifications, key dates, and air wing details. , Details of chains of command, orders of battle for current assets, and 'snapshots' of historic orders of battle., Descriptions of carrier operations, including deck systems and launch and recovery procedures. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of color and black and white photos.Hardcover - 9' x 12' - 200 pp - 500 b/w