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Yorktown-Class Aircraft Carriers (Warships in Action, No. 30)

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Yorktown-Class Aircraft Carriers (Warships in Action, No. 30)
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First edition. Minor edge wear. 2007 Stapled Binding. 51 pp. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. The Yorktown class was a class of three aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy and completed shortly before World War II, the Yorktown (CV-5), Enterprise (CV-6), and Hornet (CV-8). They immediately followed Ranger, the first U.S. aircraft carrier built as such, and benefited in design from experience with Ranger and the earlier Lexington class, which were conversions into carriers of two battlecruisers that were to be scrapped to comply with the Washington Naval Treaty, an arms limitation accord. These ships bore the brunt of the fighting in the Pacific during 1942, and two of the three were lost: Yorktown, sunk at the Battle of Midway, and Hornet, sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Enterprise, the sole survivor of the class, was the most decorated ship of the U.S. Navy in the Second World War. After efforts to save her as a museum ship...more details below
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PublisherSquadron
TopicMilitary / World War II
Book TitleYorktown-Class Aircraft Carriers
Number of Pages51 Pages
LanguageEnglish
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
Item Length8.3 in
AuthorRobert Cecil Stern
Item Width11.4 in
FormatTrade Paperback
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Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... Yorktown-Class Aircraft Carriers (Warships in Action, No. 30) ISBN:0897475437 Author:Stern, Robert C. Publisher:Squadron Signal Publications Release Date:2007 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Collectible: Excellent Sku: 2345193 Notes: First edition. Minor edge wear. 2007 Stapled Binding. 51 pp. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. The Yorktown class was a class of three aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy and completed shortly before World War II, the Yorktown (CV-5), Enterprise (CV-6), and Hornet (CV-8). They immediately followed Ranger, the first U.S. aircraft carrier built as such, and benefited in design from experience with Ranger and the earlier Lexington class, which were conversions into carriers of two battlecruisers that were to be scrapped to comply with the Washington Naval Treaty, an arms limitation accord. These ships bore the brunt of the fighting in the Pacific during 1942, and two of the three were lost: Yorktown, sunk at the Battle of Midway, and Hornet, sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Enterprise, the sole survivor of the class, was the most decorated ship of the U.S. Navy in the Second World War. After efforts to save her as a museum ship failed, she was scrapped in 1958. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!