USS Saratoga (CV-3): An Illustrated History of the Legendary Aircraft Carrier 1927-1946

by John Fry and John Fry

Originally laid down as one of six giant battle cruisers, the Saratoga survived the 1922 Washington Disarmament Treaty's cutting torch through her conversion to a new and seemingly benign type of vessel-the aircraft carrier. She reported for fduty off Long Beach, CA in 1927 and for the next twelve years trained the men who would eventually fight World War II. One of only three carriers on duty at the outset of World War II, Saratoga, at one point,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076430089X
• ISBN13: 9780764300899
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.8" x 11.3"