Aircraft Carriers at War

Aircraft Carriers at War

by James L. Holloway

"A Personal Retrospective of Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet Confrontation"

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Details

War:

Korean War

Perspective:

Aircraft Carriers

Military Unit:

US Navy

True Story:

Yes

Biography:

Yes

Region:

Asia

Page Count:

520

Published Date:

2007

ISBN13:

9781591143918

Description

The Cold War : a campaigner's perspective -- Korea : the forgotten war -- Korea : naval operations -- Korea : air combat tactics -- Korea : grande finale -- Tactical nukes -- The Pentagon, a seaplane tender, and typhoons -- Nuclear propulsion : Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover -- The Enterprise : full speed ahead -- The Enterprise : Vietnam -- The Enterprise : fast turnaround -- The Enterprise : Vietnam redux -- The Pentagon : aircraft carrier program manager -- The Syrian invasion of Jordan -- Vietnam : commander, Seventh Fleet -- Vietnam : Battle of Haiphong Harbor -- Vietnam : the cease-fire and Paris Accords -- Chief of Naval Operations -- Chief of Naval Operations : aviation programs -- The Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Elder statesman -- The future : past is prologue -- Envoi : keel-laying ceremony for the George H.W. Bush.

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