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USS Saratoga CV-3: An Illustrated History of the Legendary Aircraft Carrier, 1927-1946 (Schiffer Military History)
John Fry
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Description for USS Saratoga CV-3: An Illustrated History of the Legendary Aircraft Carrier, 1927-1946 (Schiffer Military History)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JWF; TRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Originally laid down as one of six giant battle cruisers, the Saratoga survived the 1922 Washington Disarmament Treaty's cutting torch through her conversion to a new and seemingly benign type of vessel-the aircraft carrier. She reported for fduty off Long Beach, CA in 1927 and for the next twelve years trained the men who would eventually fight World War II. One of only three carriers on duty at the outset of World War II, Saratoga, at one point, was the sole American carrier available to Naval Aviation. She suffered two torpedo attacks and a horrifying kamikaze attack, and was reported ... Read more
Originally laid down as one of six giant battle cruisers, the Saratoga survived the 1922 Washington Disarmament Treaty's cutting torch through her conversion to a new and seemingly benign type of vessel-the aircraft carrier. She reported for fduty off Long Beach, CA in 1927 and for the next twelve years trained the men who would eventually fight World War II. One of only three carriers on duty at the outset of World War II, Saratoga, at one point, was the sole American carrier available to Naval Aviation. She suffered two torpedo attacks and a horrifying kamikaze attack, and was reported ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764300899
SKU
V9780764300899
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-16
About John Fry
John Fry worked for more than 40 years as a magazine editor at the Times Mirror Company and at the New York Times Company, retiring in 1999. Fry has published many articles on travel, skiing, health, and religion. He is a citizen of Canada as well as the United States, and lives in Katonah, New York.
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