The Essex Aircraft Carriers

by Andrew Faltum

A comprehensive operational history of Essex-class aircraft carriers, depicting life on board the ships, developments in US naval aviation, and military and peaceful uses of the ships during various eras. Includes numerous b&w photos and plan drawings, and appendices on technical data, individual ships, aircraft technical data, and camouflage, plus a glossary. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Genres: History, Military History

216 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1996

About the author

A native of Chicago, Andrew Faltum was a Chicago Police Officer before joining the Navy, where he served as an Air Intelligence Officer with an A-6 Intruder squadron aboard the USS Midway (home ported in Yokosuka, Japan). Following his release from active duty in 1976, he served in the Naval Reserve, retiring in 1995 as a Commander. He has worked as an artist-model builder for Jo-Han models in Detroit and as a writer-editor for Army Recruiting before getting back into the intelligence field for the Army Materiel Command until his retirement in 2003. His interests include writing, military, naval and aviation history.

Reviews

[Stephen Fender · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fine book, detailing the history of the Essex class and the roles that each of the vessels played in a particular engagment. There is a great ammount of detailed information on each of the vessles, but not a lot of photographs. There is "some" information about the background and developement of these ships, but if you want a real picture of how these (and all ships came to be in WWII) then I would point you in the direction of "The Unsinkable Fleet". If you're just looking for a quick and dirty read on the Essex's and the roles they playing in history, then grab this handy little gem. I only paid $0.63 for my perfect conditioned used copy, and it was well worth every penny.