At the Helm of USS America
Subtitle: The Aircraft Carrier and Its 23 Commanders, 1965-1996
By: James E. Wise, Jr. and Scott Baron
Contributors: Baron, Scott, 1954-
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Jefferson, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780786476565; 9781476615684
Subjects: Ship captains; Biography; America (Aircraft carrier)
Description: "This book profiles the 23 men who commanded the America and her crew of 5,000 during 31 years of service. Most of them were combat veterans who served. Four were Naval Academy graduates; seven were test pilots; one became Inspector General; one wore both Navy wings and submariner dolphins; and one was a prisoner of war"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index.
Table of contents: title: Scuttling of a U.S. naval super aircraft carrier; title: USS America (CVA-66) joins the fleet; title: The skippers: profiles of extraordinary men; title: New USS America (lHA-6).