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Edison, N.J. : Chartwell Books, c2008. |
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| ISBN: |
9780785824626 0785824626 |
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| Description: |
256 p. : col. ill. ; 20 x 28 cm. |
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| Subject: |
United States. Navy -- Pictorial works.
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| Summary: |
"... Although designed with the Cold War in mind, today's U.S. Navy is concerned with international terrorism rather than a global superpwer rival that has imperilled U.S. security at home and abroad. The Navy continues to see submarines, carriers, and amphibious vehicles as the cornerstones of its strength and the 21st century will see increasingly greater resoirces funneled into developing geater special forces' capabilities and more multi-roled warships. [This book] is a tribute to the ships, aircraft, men and women of the U.S. Navy as seen through the lenses of the people who know them best, the Navy's own photographers. ..."--Book jacket. |
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| Contents: |
Introduction -- Aircraft carriers (Enterprise class ; John F. Kennedy class ; Kitty Hawk class ; Nimitz class) -- Cruisers (Ticonderoga class) -- Destroyers (Arleigh Burke class ; Spruance class) -- Frigates (Oliver Hazard Perry class) -- Submarines (Ohio class ; Los Angeles class ; Seawolf class ; Virginia class) -- Amphibious warfare vessels (Blue Ridge class ; Austin class ; San Antonio class ; Landing craft mechanized and utility ; Whidhey Bay class ; Harpers Ferry class ; Tarawa class ; Wasp class ; Amphibious assault vehicles ; La Salle class ; Coronado class) -- Others (Deep submergence rescue vehicles ; Military Sealift Command ; Osprey class ; Avenger class ; Cyclone class ; Safeguard class ; Rigid hull inflatable boats ; Yard patrol craft ; Mark V special operations craft ; Research vessels) -- Hall of Fame (USS Constitution ; Iowa class). |
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| Url for this record: |
http://search.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/accessible.ashx?itemid=|library/marc/supercity-iii|b2683547
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| Tags: |
naval warfare, photography, united states navy |