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Shades of Blue: Us Naval Air Power Since 1941 | 
 enlarge | Author: Martin W. Bowman
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1142955
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 140
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 12 x 8.6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0760308446
Dewey Decimal Number: 359.940973
EAN: 9780760308448
ASIN: 0760308446
Publication Date: September 1999
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Condition: Board corners and spine hinge edges show some very light wear. No remainder. Pages clean and tight. DJ some light rubbing and 3/4" light scratch front cover. 140 pp. Looks at amazing developments that have taken place to US Navy flying since the dark days of Pearl Harbor.
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To protect commercial, political, and social interests on every continent, the U.S. relies heavily on its fleet of massive aircraft carriers and the squadrons of spectacular aircraft aboard each. In fact, a single Nimitz-class nuclear-powered carrier packs a bigger punch than the combined air, sea, and land forces of most countries. This book examines the dramatic developments that have taken place in U.S. Naval aviation.
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 History in simple fashion. November 4, 2006
Phyllis Herring (Washington, DC USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well, I've been involved with aerohistory for quite a while so I'm a bit beyond the level of this book. It's a good, basic, history of US Naval Aviation from 1941 to 1991. Nothing wrong with the book. It's just too simple for me. Some of the picture captions are a bit fishy, though. Watch yourself. The F3H Demon, for example, was hamstrung by a poor engine. The caption here seems misleading suggesting some other problem. Interesting pictures, however. A book I'm glad I bought second hand. Don't think I'd care to pay full price for it.
 Great Photos October 9, 2000
Mark R Henry (Maryland, USA)
This book is essentially a photo survey of carrier planes and operations from 1940 to the present. About 1/2 the pictures are color and they are all excellant images. The captions and the limited writing in the book is well founded and professional. Bowman is the author of several books on military aircraft and his expertise and first hand knowledge of the aircraft is obvious.
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