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Entering World War II as the second of the great Essexclass carriers, the Lexington destroyed more than one thousand Japanese aircraft, sank more than a million tons of enemy shipping in the Pacific, and was the first American warship to enter Tokyo Bay in victory. Decommissioned on November 8, 1991, the Lexington was the last World War II - era aircraft carrier to retire from duty. This complete photographic tour of the ship, now a museum in Corpus Christi, Texas, gives readers a close look at the technological wonders and history of U.S. Naval aviation.

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Author:   Hugh Power
Publisher:   Texas A & M University Press
Imprint:   Texas A & M University Press
Volume:   No. 61
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   0.900kg
ISBN:  

9780890966815

ISBN 10:   0890966818
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   30 December 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Hugh Power is a freelance photographer and writer living in Galveston. He has more than twenty-five years' experience in black-and-white photography and has written extensively for newspapers and magazines. His recent book, Battleship Texas (1993), published by Texas A&M University Press, is the result of his extensive personal research in the history of U.S. Naval warships.

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