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From the life of aircraft carriers

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From the life of aircraft carriers
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Initially, warships were designed for close combat—ramming and boarding. Missiles and other "Greek fire" on their decks played only a supporting role. But then cannons appeared, and combat ranges began to rapidly increase. For a good 500 years, gunships reigned as the "rulers of the seas," reaching their peak during World War I. However, by the end of that war, a new class of ships emerged whose primary weapon—aircraft—allowed combat from distances measured hundreds of kilometers. This book explores the most fascinating period in the history of aircraft carriers. It explores how these ships, which began as little-understood exotica, transformed in just twenty years into a force that determined victory or defeat at sea during the next great war. And it explores why, in every country that built them, they became what they became. The book's author is a well-known specialist in narrow circles on World War II in the Pacific, where aircraft carriers became the decisive factor.
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