USS Enterprise Cvn-65: The First Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier Evans Mark L.
USS Enterprise Cvn-65: The First Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier Evans Mark L. This is the thrilling story of USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. More than…
Specifikacia USS Enterprise Cvn-65: The First Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier Evans Mark L.
USS Enterprise Cvn-65: The First Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier Evans Mark L.
This is the thrilling story of USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. More than just an operational history of Enterprise, this book recounts the experiences of the men and women who served on board--the pilots who flew from the flight deck, the men who fought to save the ship during a fire in 1969, the sailors who brought retribution against Al-Qaeda terrorists--with detailed descriptions of sorties through flak-filled skies and harrowing escapes from capture Her story spans 51 years (1961-2012) of active service from the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis to the first global cruise by nuclear-powered ships, to the first strikes during the Vietnam War, battles against the Iranians and Iraqis in the 1980s and 1990s, a pivotal role during 9/11 and the Global War on Terrorism, and hunting pirates off the Horn of Africa.
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