Supercarrier - Softcover

Wilson, George C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425109267 ISBN 13: 9780425109267

Publisher: Berkley, 1988

Synopsis

Describes a seven-month tour aboard the aircraft carrier, John F. Kennedy, and shares the experiences of a variety of sailors, from deckhand to pilot to ship's captain

About this title

From Library Journal:

In September 1983 Wilson, a Washington Post reporter, boarded the USS Kennedy for a seven-month deployment in the Mediterranean. Over that time he would share the loneliness, incredible workload, camaraderie, and discomfort of the crew, and would get a close look at the complicated business of high-tech warfare. He would see how military force can work well, and how it can go wrong. Wilson interviewed hundreds of knowledgeable people, from the Secretary of the Navy down. He was aboard for the air strikes against Syrian and Lebanese targets in which some of the Kennedy's planes and crew were lost, and he discusses how the chain of command, from the White House to the squadron, handled the raids. His is an establishment view of carrier warfare, but he shows the warts as well as the glamour. An excellent choice for public libraries and military collections. Edwin B. Burgess, U.S. Ar my TRALINET Ctr., Fort Monroe, Va.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0425109267
• ISBN 13: 9780425109267
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 296