Midway-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945-92

by Mark Stille

The history of the US Navy's biggest aircraft carriers to be built during World War II, which found a second life as the backbone of the Cold War fleet.

Entering service in September 1945, the Midway-class aircraft carrier was the US Navy's ultimate World War II-era design, and would be the largest and most capable American carriers as the Cold War dawned. These prestigious, nuclear-capable carriers operated in the Cold War frontlines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472860489
• ISBN13: 9781472860484
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.4" x 9.3"