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On Wave and Wing
- Author
- Barrett Tillman
- Narrator
- Peter Berkrot
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 27 February 2017
- Run Time
- 9 hours 19 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
What defended the US after the attack on Pearl Harbor, defeated the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and is an essential tool in the fight against terror? Aircraft carriers.
For seventy years, these ships remained a little-understood cornerstone of American power. In his latest book, On Wave and Wing, Barrett Tillman sheds light on the history of these floating leviathans and offers a nuanced analysis of the largest man-made vessel in the history of the world.
Critics Review
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“Prepare to take in all lines and get underway with the best maritime-aviation storyteller of them all.”
Captain Todd Zecchin, USN (Ret.)
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“A superlative account of the development of aircraft carriers of all nations and the people who man them.”
Captain Rosario Rausa, USN (Ret), editor, Wings of Gold
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“A comprehensive, finely-crafted account of aircraft carrier and naval aviation evolution.”
Stanley D. M. Carpenter, professor of strategy and policy, US Naval War College
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Details
- Author
- Barrett Tillman
- Narrator
- Peter Berkrot
- Duration
- 9 hours 19 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 February 2017
- ISBN
- 9781470815462
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Naval forces and warfare, Military history, Air forces and warfare, Military history, Military vehicles, Military history
Synopsis
What defended the US after the attack on Pearl Harbor, defeated the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and is an essential tool in the fight against terror? Aircraft carriers.For seventy years, these ships remained a little-understood cornerstone of American power. In his latest book, On Wave and Wing, Barrett Tillman sheds light on the history of these floating leviathans and offers a nuanced analysis of the largest man-made vessel in the history of the world.
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