{"product_id":"carrier-strike-donald-nijboer-9780811772945","title":"Carrier Strike: A Photo History of Aircraft Carriers in World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong many other developments, World War II saw naval warfare shift from the battleship to the aircraft carrier, which remains one of the iconic weapons of the war and the core of modern battle fleets. Developed in the 1920s and 1930s, the aircraft carrier came into its own in World War II and featured prominently in numerous battles, including the Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, and Leyte Gulf. Later in the war, with many of its own carriers destroyed and its carrier-borne air force crippled, the Japanese relied on kamikazes to replace its aerial strike force and to attack the United States' carrier force, and the United States used its carriers to attack the Japanese homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this photo history, Donald Nijboer traces the history of aircraft carriers, from their early development just after World War I, to the Japanese carrier-borne attack on Pearl Harbor, through the great battles of the Pacific War, which featured some of military history's great ships: the \u003ci\u003eYorktown\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eEnterprise\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eHornet\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLexington\u003c\/i\u003e, and other vessels. Special sections cover British carrier operations in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, as well as the limited carrier operations of the German Navy, including the \u003ci\u003eGraf Zeppelin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald Nijboer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0811772942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811772945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stackpole Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.08w x 0.24d","brand":"Donald Nijboer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123238924543,"sku":"9780811772945","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c13b35e6-e019-4272-9089-8a64bb47c613.jpg?v=1687429736","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/carrier-strike-donald-nijboer-9780811772945","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}