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A century of carrier aviation : the evolution of ships and shipborne aircraft / David Hobbs

Author:
Hobbs, David 1946-  Search this
Physical description:
304 p. : ill ; 30 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2009
C2009
20th century
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Naval aviation--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_946140

Troubled water : race, mutiny, and bravery on the USS Kitty Hawk / Gregory A. Freeman

Author:
Freeman, Gregory A  Search this
Subject:
Kitty Hawk (Aircraft carrier)  Search this
United States Navy African Americans History  Search this
United States Navy  Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 246 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Biography
Place:
United States
Date:
2009
20th century
Topic:
African American sailors--History  Search this
Mutiny--History  Search this
Race riots--History  Search this
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Naval operations, American  Search this
Race discrimination--History  Search this
History, Naval  Search this
Race relations  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_944842

Prep Charlie : a history of the peregrinations of our fighting Lady USS WASP while mothering Air Group Eighty-One

Former owner:
Ramsey, DeWitt C (DeWitt Clinton) 1888-1961 DSI  Search this
Author:
Wasp (Aircraft carrier : CVS-18)  Search this
Subject:
United States Navy Air Group 81  Search this
Wasp (Aircraft carrier : CVS-18)  Search this
Physical description:
206 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Cruise books
Place:
Pacific Area
United States
Date:
1945
[c1945]
Topic:
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this
Aircraft carriers  Search this
Call number:
VA65.W37 A2 1945
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_928353

Aircraft carriers, submarines and cruisers / [editor, Josep M. Parramón Homs] ; [text, Camil Busquets]

Author:
Busquets, Camil  Search this
Parramón Homs, Josep M  Search this
Physical description:
95 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1999
Topic:
Aircraft carriers  Search this
Submarines (Ships)  Search this
Cruisers (Warships)  Search this
Call number:
V765 .B87 1999
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_598133

The Essex aircraft carriers / by Andrew Faltum

Author:
Faltum, Andrew 1947-  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 216 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1996
C1996
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Call number:
V874.3 .F35 1996X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_560180

Fly Navy : discovering the extraordinary people and enduring spirit of naval aviation / Alvin Townley

Author:
Townley, Alvin  Search this
Subject:
United States Navy Aviation History  Search this
United States Navy Sea life  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 342 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2011
Topic:
Air pilots, Military--History  Search this
Air pilots, Military--Training of  Search this
Aircraft carriers  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_965771

Recognition journal

Author:
United States War Department  Search this
United States Navy Department  Search this
Time, inc  Search this
Subject:
United States War Dept Handbooks, manuals, etc  Search this
United States Navy Dept Handbooks, manuals, etc  Search this
Physical description:
2 v. : ill. ; 33 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Date:
1944
1945
1944-1945
Topic:
Warships--Recognition--Periodicals  Search this
Ships--Recognition--Periodicals  Search this
Armored vehicles, Military--Recognition--Periodicals  Search this
Airplanes--Recognition--Periodicals  Search this
Aircraft carriers--Recognition--Periodicals  Search this
Wakes (Fluid dynamics)--Recognition--Periodicals  Search this
Landing craft--Recognition--Periodicals  Search this
Artillery--Recognition--Periodicals  Search this
Merchant ships--Recognition--Periodicals  Search this
Gliders (Aeronautics)--Recognition--Periodicals  Search this
Call number:
V1 .U105
Restrictions & Rights:
Originally: "Restricted".
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_505822

Carrier air war : in original WWII color / Robert Lawson & Barrett Tillman

Author:
Lawson, Robert L  Search this
Tillman, Barrett  Search this
Subject:
United States Navy Aviation History  Search this
Physical description:
176 p. : col. ill. ; 27 x 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1996
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_512200

Aircraft carriers in peace and war, edited by Joseph A. Skiera

Author:
Skiera, Joseph A  Search this
Physical description:
xx, 296 p. illus. 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1965
[1965]
Topic:
Aeroplane carriers  Search this
Call number:
V895.S58X 1965
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_276907

Moon men return : USS Hornet and the recovery of the Apollo 11 astronauts / Scott W. Carmichael

Author:
Carmichael, Scott W  Search this
Subject:
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) History  Search this
Hornet (Aircraft carrier : CVS-12) History  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 237 p., [8] p. of plates : ill ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2010
C2010
20th century
Topic:
Space rescue operations--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_946081

Naval aviation in the First World War : its impact and influence / R.D. Layman

Author:
Layman, R. D. 1928-  Search this
Physical description:
224 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2002
C2002
Topic:
World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations  Search this
World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations  Search this
Naval aviation--History  Search this
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Seaplanes--History  Search this
Call number:
D580 .L39 2002
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_931166

Land based air power or aircraft carriers? : a case study of the British debate about maritime air power in the 1960s / Gjert Lage Dyndal

Author:
Dyndal, Gjert Lage  Search this
Subject:
Great Britain Royal Air Force History  Search this
Great Britain Royal Navy Aviation History  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 212 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
2012
C2012
20th century
Topic:
Air power--History  Search this
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Military policy  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_984761

Well done! An aircraft carrier in battle action. By Morris Markey. Foreword by Ralph A. Ofstie

Author:
Markey, Morris 1899-1950  Search this
Subject:
Essex (Aircraft carrier)  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 223 p. 20 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Pacific Ocean
Date:
1945
[1945]
Topic:
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Call number:
D774.E7 M3X
D774.E7M3X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_54490

Aviation seamanship : information for deck petty officers and certain aviation ratings preparing for advancement in rating / a course prepared by the Training Division of the Bureau of Navigation

Author:
United States Navy Department Bureau of Navigation  Search this
Former owner:
Wright Field Library (Dayton, Ohio) DSI  Search this
Subject:
United States Navy Aviation  Search this
United States Navy  Search this
Physical description:
44 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Handbooks, manuals, etc
Petty officers' handbooks
Place:
United States
Date:
1928
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--Aircraft launching and recovery equipment  Search this
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Seamanship  Search this
Call number:
VG93 .U57 1928
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_549131

Ask a Curator Day: Indulge your curiosity, history nerds!

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Conversations and talks
Blog posts
Published Date:
Fri, 08 Sep 2017 15:12:36 +0000
Topic:
American History  Search this
See more posts:
Blog Feed
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_8f83cf35978526c1dfc4b0d588fcbab8

Essays on strategy III : selections from the 1985 Joint Chiefs of Staff essay competition

Title:
Essays on strategy 3
Essays on strategy three
Author:
National Defense University  Search this
Subject:
United States Army  Search this
Physical description:
x, 133 p. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Soviet Union
United States
Date:
1986
Topic:
Strategy  Search this
Terrorism  Search this
Aircraft carriers  Search this
Military art and science  Search this
Military policy  Search this
Call number:
U162 .E87 1986
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_519625

The world encyclopedia of aircraft carriers and naval aircraft : an illustrated history of aircraft carriers, and the naval aircraft that launch from them, from the first airships and zeppelins through to today's modern warships and jets / Bernard Ireland and Francis Crosby

Title:
Aircraft carriers and naval aircraft
Author:
Ireland, Bernard  Search this
Crosby, Francis  Search this
Physical description:
512 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm
Type:
Encyclopedias
Date:
2011
C2011
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Airplanes, Military--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_972063

Carrier victory : the air war in the Pacific / John M. Lindley

Author:
Lindley, John M  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 184 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Pacific Ocean
Date:
1978
C1978
Topic:
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Japanese  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, Japanese  Search this
Aircraft carriers  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Call number:
D790.L5 1978X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_287728

Aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy / Stefan Terzibaschitsch

Author:
Terzibaschitsch, Stefan  Search this
Subject:
United States Navy Aviation  Search this
Physical description:
319, [1] p. : ill., plans ; 31 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1980
[1980]
Topic:
Aircraft carriers  Search this
Call number:
V874.3 .T279 E1980
V874.3.T279 E1980
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_270570

Les porte-avions français : des origines (1911) à nos jours / Francis Dousset ; avec la collaboration de Jean Randier ; préface de Jean Labayle-Couhat

Author:
Dousset, Francis  Search this
Randier, Jean  Search this
Subject:
France Marine History  Search this
Physical description:
159 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
France
Date:
1978
C1978
Topic:
Aircraft carriers--History  Search this
Call number:
V874.5.F8 D74 1978
V874.5.F8D74 1978
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_275106

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