Origins of the Super Carrier (World War II Carriers; The Midway Class Battle Carrier; The USS United States)/ The Forrestal Class (Carrier Structures; The Flight Deck and Hangar Bay; Launch and Recovery Operations; Significant Structures; Defensive Systems; Electronic Systems and Radar; USS Forrestal; USS Saratoga; USS Ranger; USS Independence)/ The Kitty Hawk Class (Major Differences from Forrestal Class; USS Kitty Hawk; USS Constellation; USS America; USS John F. Kennedy)/ Enterprise - A Class of Its Own (Design and Development; Electronic Systems and Radar; Propulsion)/ Operational History (The Forrestal and Enterprise Fires; Carrier Air Wing Evolution)
An in-depth look at the first US super carriers - from the design and development of the Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise classes, to their operational history during the Cold War and beyond.
Brad Elward is an attorney-at-law based in Peoria, Illinois. He has broken into aviation journalism in the past years, having written several volumes on post-war naval aviation and having work published in such erstwhile periodicals as World Air Power Journal.
"A companion to the author's earlier book on the Nimitz-class
aircraft carriers, this book covers the earlier supercarriers built
during the Cold War, the four Forrestal- and four Kitty Hawk-class
carriers and the nuclear-powered USS "Enterprise, " the last of
which was retired in 2012. These carriers were the first designed
after World War II and were large enough to more safely handle
large jet aircraft and ease deck-handling and sortie generation.
Four steam catapults, four flight-deck elevators, a spacious
armored flight deck and a high capacity for aircraft made them
highly efficient war machines. They participated heavily in the air
campaign in Southeast Asia and in other flare-ups of the Cold War
era. The book details the development of the carriers and describes
the history of each in detail, accompanied by color photos and
several original works of art."
- "Seapower Magazine "(July / August 2014)
"A companion to the author s earlier book on the Nimitz-class
aircraft carriers, this book covers the earlier supercarriers built
during the Cold War, the four Forrestal- and four Kitty Hawk-class
carriers and the nuclear-powered USS "Enterprise, " the last of
which was retired in 2012. These carriers were the first designed
after World War II and were large enough to more safely handle
large jet aircraft and ease deck-handling and sortie generation.
Four steam catapults, four flight-deck elevators, a spacious
armored flight deck and a high capacity for aircraft made them
highly efficient war machines. They participated heavily in the air
campaign in Southeast Asia and in other flare-ups of the Cold War
era. The book details the development of the carriers and describes
the history of each in detail, accompanied by color photos and
several original works of art."
- "Seapower Magazine "(July / August 2014)"
"A companion to the author's earlier book on the Nimitz-class
aircraft carriers, this book covers the earlier supercarriers built
during the Cold War, the four Forrestal- and four Kitty Hawk-class
carriers and the nuclear-powered USS Enterprise, the last of which
was retired in 2012. These carriers were the first designed after
World War II and were large enough to more safely handle large jet
aircraft and ease deck-handling and sortie generation. Four steam
catapults, four flight-deck elevators, a spacious armored flight
deck and a high capacity for aircraft made them highly efficient
war machines. They participated heavily in the air campaign in
Southeast Asia and in other flare-ups of the Cold War era. The book
details the development of the carriers and describes the history
of each in detail, accompanied by color photos and several original
works of art." --Seapower Magazine (July / August 2014)
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