At the Helm of USS America: The Aircraft Carrier and Its 23 Commanders, 1965-1996

by James E. Wise Jr. and Scott Baron

Only the best officers are given command of U.S. Navy ships, and only the elite of these are selected for aircraft carriers. The USS America was the third of four Kitty Hawk-class super-carriers. Commissioned in 1965, decommissioned in 1996, she served three times in Vietnam, and once each in Libya, the Persian Gulf and Bosnia. This book profiles the 23 men who commanded the America and her crew of 5,000 during 31 years. Most...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786476567
• ISBN13: 9780786476565
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher