num_pages: 332
description: What defended the U.S. after the attack on Pearl Harbor defeated the Soviet Union in the Cold War and is an essential tool in the fight against terror? Aircraft Carriers. For seventy years these ships remained a little understood cornerstone of American power. In his latest book  Barrett Tillman sheds light on the history of these floating leviathans and offers a nuanced analysis of the largest man-made vessel in the history of the world.
language: English
title: On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier
publisher: Regnery History