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U.S. Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated Design History
Norman Friedman
This fully illustrated series offers detailed descriptions of the evolution of all classes of the principle US combatant types, as well as plans, profiles, and numerous detailed photographs.
427 pages, index
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 26, 1983 |
| ISBN13 | 9780870217395 |
| Publishers | Naval Institute Press |
| Pages | 424 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 292 × 36 mm · 1.43 kg |
| Illustrator | III, A. D. Baker |
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