Download or read book USS Lexington CV CVA 16 written by David Doyle and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USS Lexington (CV-16), a member of the famed Essex class of carriers that made up the backbone of the US Navy's carrier force in WWII, served its nation from WWII into the 1990s. With almost a half-million arrested landings recorded, arguably more naval aviators have landed on its decks than on any other aircraft carrier in the world. Scarred in battle during WWII, the Lexington earned considerable distinction in that war, participating in the sinking of over a million tons of enemy ships and downing hundreds of Japanese aircraft. The history of this famed vessel is presented through over 200 photographs and accompanying narrative. These photos, coupled with descriptive and informative captions, put the reader on the deck of this historic warship throughout its history.
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Download or read book USS Lexington CVA 16 written by Lexington (Aircraft carrier : 1943-1991 : CVA-16) and published by . This book was released on 1959* with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book USS Lexington CV 16 written by Bert Kinzey and published by Squadron/Signal Publications. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Still serving as the US Navy's training carrier when this work first appeared in 1988, the detailed information relates both to her World War II service and life after re-commissioning in 1955. Drawings. 34 colour and 183 b/w photos.
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Download or read book USS Lexington CV CVS CVT 16 written by Philip A. St. John and published by Turner. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book USS Lexington Cvs 16 US Navy Aircraft Carrier Journal written by Military Lovers Journal and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-12 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journals are great for writing down ideas, taking notes, writing about travels and adventures, describing good and bad times. Writing down your thoughts and ideas is a great way to relieve stress. Journals are good for the soul!
Download or read book Ichiban written by Lexington (Aircraft carrier : 1943-1991 : CVA-16) and published by . This book was released on 1957* with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book USS Lexington CV 2 US Navy Aircraft Carrier Journal written by Military Lovers Journal and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journals are great for writing down ideas, taking notes, writing about travels and adventures, describing good and bad times. Writing down your thoughts and ideas is a great way to relieve stress. Journals are good for the soul!
Download or read book Essex Class Aircraft Carriers 1943 1991 written by Leo Marriott and published by Pen and Sword Maritime. This book was released on 2020-12-02 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photographic history of the US Essex-class aircraft carriers of World War II—including the USS Intrepid that now serves as a New York City museum. Essex-class aircraft carriers played an essential role in the victory of the United States over Japan in the Second World War, and Leo Marriott’s photographic history is a fascinating introduction to them. Without these remarkable ships, the island-hopping campaign of American forces across the Pacific towards Japan would not have been possible. They also took part in the Korean and Vietnam wars that followed. During the Second World War they were at the center of the powerful task groups that could put up hundreds of aircraft to support forces on the ground. They were also prime targets for Japanese air attacks, in particular the kamikaze suicide missions. A total of twenty-four were eventually commissioned including several after the end of the war. The selection of rare photographs and the expert text cover the evolution of US aircraft carrier design prior to the Second World War and look at the factors which shaped the design and construction of the Essex class. Included are dramatic action shots of the new breed of naval aircraft that was launched from their flight decks, including Hellcat and Corsair fighters that took on the Japanese and the carrier-borne jets that flew over Korea and Vietnam. “An outstanding book.” —Anchorwatch “A book that will surely delight all naval history enthusiasts because it well illustrates the importance that the aircraft carrier had in changing the way warfare is waged at sea.” —On the Old Barbed Wire
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Download or read book Stay the Rising Sun written by Phil Keith and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “well-written, superbly researched” account of a WWII aircraft carrier’s demise in the Pacific—and the legacy left by the “Lady Lex” (CPL Vincent L. Anderson, USMC, Marine Detachment, USS Lexington, survivor of the Battle of the Coral Sea). In May 1942, the United States’ first naval victory against the Japanese in the Coral Sea was marred by the loss of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington. Another carrier was nearly ready for launch when the news arrived, so the navy changed her name to Lexington, confusing the Japanese. The men of the original “Lady Lex” loved their ship and fought hard to protect her. They were also seeking revenge for the losses sustained at Pearl Harbor. Crippling attacks by the Japanese left her on fire and dead in the water. But a remarkable ninety percent of the crew made it off the burning decks before Lexington had to be abandoned. In all the annals of the Second World War, there is hardly a battle story more compelling. The ship’s legacy did not end with her demise, however. Although the battle was deemed a tactical success for the Japanese, it turned out to be a strategic loss: For the first time in the war, a Japanese invasion force was forced to retreat. The lessons learned by losing the Lexington at Coral Sea impacted tactics, air wing operations, damage control, and ship construction. Altogether, they forged a critical, positive turning point in the war. The ship that ushered in a new era in naval warfare might be gone, but fate decreed that her important legacy would live on.
