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Today, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is a symbol of national might, able to project naval air power around the globe. But the aircraft carrier had humble origins. This is the story of the flattop, from its origins with Civil War observation balloons through the infant air strikes of the First World War to the American Navy that won in the Pacific during World War Two. Illustrated.
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Today, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is a symbol of national might, able to project naval air power around the globe. But the aircraft carrier had humble origins. This is the story of the flattop, from its origins with Civil War observation balloons through the infant air strikes of the First World War to the American Navy that won in the Pacific during World War Two. Illustrated.