{"product_id":"uss-intrepid-cv-11cva-11cvs-11-david-doyle-9780764363573","title":"USS Intrepid (CV-11\/Cva-11\/Cvs-11): From World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to Museum Ship","description":"USS \u003cem\u003eIntrepid\u003c\/em\u003e, the \"Fighting I,\" was one of America's longest-serving aircraft carriers. Launched during WWII, \u003cem\u003eIntrepid \u003c\/em\u003eand her crews weathered kamikazes, torpedoes, and typhoons throughout three years of heavy combat. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDecommissioned after WWII, \u003cem\u003eIntrepid\u003c\/em\u003e was recommissioned in 1955 and designated as an attack carrier (CVA), and in 1961 as an antisubmarine warfare carrier (CVS). \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn the early 1960s, \u003cem\u003eIntrepid \u003c\/em\u003eserved to retrieve some of the nation's first astronauts during the pioneering Mercury and Gemini spaceflights. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn 1966, \u003cem\u003eIntrepid \u003c\/em\u003emade the first of three deployments to the Tonkin Gulf for combat operations with Carrier Air Wing 10 during the Vietnam War. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eIntrepid \u003c\/em\u003ecruised throughout the North Atlantic and Mediterranean in the early 1970s while patrolling for Soviet submarines in antisubmarine operations during the Cold War. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith her days at sea over, \u003cem\u003eIntrepid \u003c\/em\u003efirst hosted the Navy exhibits during the US bicentennial celebrations in 1976, before finding a new home as the \u003cem\u003eIntrepid \u003c\/em\u003eSea, Air \u0026amp; Space Museum on the Hudson River waterfront in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Doyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0764363573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780764363573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Schiffer Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 9.10w x 0.70d","brand":"David Doyle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43996591423743,"sku":"9780764363573","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13042b61-971a-4f6f-b16e-8bece8711f36.jpg?v=1683342571","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/uss-intrepid-cv-11cva-11cvs-11-david-doyle-9780764363573","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}