{"product_id":"aircraft-carriers","title":"Aircraft Carriers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAircraft Carriers\u003c\/i\u003e features 52 of the most significant flat tops and amphibious assault ships built since the 1920s until the present day. Each entry includes a brief description of the ship’s development and history, a colour profile view or cutaway, key features and specifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 9 May 1912 the first airplane take-off from a ship was made from the deck of the HMS \u003ci\u003eHibernia\u003c\/i\u003e. In July 1918, seven Sopwith Camels launched from the converted battlecruiser HMS \u003ci\u003eFurious\u003c\/i\u003e damaged the German airbase at Tønder and destroyed two zeppelins. The age of the carrier was born. In the interwar years the \u003ci\u003eLexington\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAkagi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCourageous\u003c\/i\u003e – class carriers were developed, but it was only during World War II that the aircraft carrier finally came into its own. Fleet carriers carrying 30–40 aircraft allowed the Japanese and US navies to project air power across the vast Pacific Ocean, with the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor presaging a new kind of warfare. With the sinking of hundreds of ships during World War II, including the German battleship \u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e in 1941, by the end of the war carriers ruled the waves and the era of the battleship had passed. \u003ci\u003eAircraft Carriers\u003c\/i\u003e features 52 of the most significant flat tops and amphibious assault ships built since the 1920s until the present day, from the USS \u003ci\u003eYorktown\u003c\/i\u003e, which survived direct hits during the battle of Midway (1942), through the Falklands War veteran HMS \u003ci\u003eInvincible\u003c\/i\u003e, to the mighty \u003ci\u003eNimitz\u003c\/i\u003e class, the core of the US Navy’s carrier battle groups today. Also included are significant amphibious assault ships, such as the USS \u003ci\u003eTarawa\u003c\/i\u003e and French \u003ci\u003eMistral\u003c\/i\u003e. Each entry includes a brief description of the ship’s development and history, a colour profile view or cutaway, key features and specifications. Packed with more than 200 artworks and photographs, \u003ci\u003eAircraft Carriers\u003c\/i\u003e is a colourful guide for the naval warfare enthusiast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amber Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":53391578366225,"sku":"9781838861582","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_62d4bb92-0666-4800-b9c0-50735a9223b8.jpeg?v=1776866063","url":"https:\/\/www.stablebookgroup.com\/products\/aircraft-carriers","provider":"Stable Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}