Essex Class Carriers in Action; Warships Number 10
Ernesto Cumpian and Don Greer (color) Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1997. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. 48, [2] pages. Illustrations (some with color). Sources. The Essex class were aircraft carriers of the United States Navy that constituted the 20th century's most numerous class of capital ships. The class consisted of 24 vessels, which came in "short-hull" and "long-hull" versions. Thirty-two ships were originally ordered, but as World War II wound down, six were canceled before construction, and two were canceled after construction had begun. No Essex-class ships were lost to enemy action, despite several vessels sustaining very heavy damage. The Essex-class carriers were the backbone of the U.S. Navy's combat strength during World War II from mid-1943 on, and, along with the addition of the three Midway-class carriers just after the war, continued to be the heart of U.S. naval strength until the supercarriers began to come into the fleet in numbers during the 1960s and 1970s. Ernesto Cumpian was born in South Texas in 1952 and has always wanted to do art. Ernesto received an art scholarship in high school. He got his first taste of advertising working with the local newspaper when Ernesto was 17 years old. In 1975, Ernesto received a BFA in Advertising Design from a university in North Dallas. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Essex Class, Aircraft Carriers, Ernesto Cumpian, Flight Decks, U.S.S. Langley, U.S.S. Lexington, U.S.S. Ranger, U.S.S. Yorktown, U.S.S. Wasp, U.S.S. Essex, Long Hull, Short Hull, Antiaircraft Armament, U.S.S. Intrepid, U.S.S. Hornet, U.S.S. Franklin
ISBN: 9780897473736
[Book #78004]
Price: $45.00