The Independence Light Aircraft Carriers
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (501 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1877853623 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Book by Faltum, Andrew
Too general This is a very rare instance of a `dis-recommendation'. This is the second of two books by this author, the other focusing on Essex class carriers. While the other book was nothing remarkable, it was OK. For this book the subject is, as the author stated, one that has received little previous coverage. Taking the two into account, I decided to include it on my Christmas gift list hoping to flesh ou. Roger B. Coon said What a. This book is essentially the same thing as the earlier EssexClass Aircraft Carriers. Whole chapters are nearly identical.The book is basically a very, very sketchy history of US carrierops in WW"What a" according to Roger B. Coon. This book is essentially the same thing as the earlier EssexClass Aircraft Carriers. Whole chapters are nearly identical.The book is basically a very, very sketchy history of US carrierops in WW2 with a very little bit of Independence class materialtossed in. The author probably spent less than 5000 wordson the Independence class itself.Someday someone will write a true history of the class, thisis. with a very little bit of Independence class materialtossed in. The author probably spent less than 5000 wordson the Independence class itself.Someday someone will write a true history of the class, thisis. Disappointing lack of information. I admit that I purchased this in spite of the previous negative reviews due to a personal involvement with the subject matter: my father served aboard the U.S.S. Bataan from prior to her launching to her decommissioning and, briefly, again in the Korean conflict. I had hoped to find some new anecdotes, information or photographs of this vessel. I was disappointed. The book was so very generic as to