Origins
Development
Chronology
The Essex Class
The Independence Class
Bibliography
Color Plate Commentary
Index
Commander (retired) Mark Stille served as a career Naval
Intelligence Officer, spending over five years of his naval career
assigned to various US Navy carriers. He holds an MA from the Naval
War College and has had several wargames published.
Tony Bryan is a freelance illustrator of many years'
experience. He initially qualified in Engineering and worked for a
number of years in Military Research and Development, and has a
keen interest in military hardware – armor, small arms, aircraft
and ships. Tony has produced many illustrations for partworks,
magazines and books, including a number of titles in the New
Vanguard series.
"The book does its job well in describing the Essex and Independence class carriers. There are also many photographs and paintings of the carriers while either on a regular cruise or in combat actions. In all, a good book from Osprey to read for those interested in US carriers and their operations." --Andrew Nguyen, ww2db.com (October 2009) "The superlative images in the book are further enhanced by the artwork of Tony Bryan... this is a book that ship fans will just have to have in their libraries and the rest of us will find it an excellent primer on the types." --Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com
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