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The history of Nazi Germany's attempt to build a modern aircraft carrier, and the other aviation ships that Germany and Italy designed or operated.
The quest for a modern aircraft carrier was the ultimate symbol of the Axis powers' challenge to Allied naval might, but fully-fledged carriers proved either too difficult, expensive, or politically unpopular for either to make operational. After the Anglo-German Naval Agreement of 1935, Hitler publicly stated his intention to build an aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin, which was launched in 1938. A year later, the ambitious fleet-expansion Z-Plan, was unveiled with two additional aircraft carriers earmarked for production. However, by the beginning of World War II, Graf Zeppelin was not yet completed and work was halted. Further aircraft carrier designs and conversion projects such as the ocean liner Europa and heavy cruiser Seydlitz were considered but, in January 1943, all construction work on surface vessels ceased and naval resources were diverted to the U-boat Campaign.
This book explains not only the history of Germany's famous Graf Zeppelin fleet carrier and German carrier conversion projects but also Italy's belated attempt to convert two of her ocean liners into carriers. It considers the role of naval aviation in the two countries' rearmament programs, and describes how ultimately it was only Italian seaplane carriers and German ocean-going, catapult-equipped flying boat carriers that both Axis powers did eventually send into combat.
The history of Nazi Germany's attempt to build a modern aircraft carrier, and the other aviation ships that Germany and Italy designed or operated.
The quest for a modern aircraft carrier was the ultimate symbol of the Axis powers' challenge to Allied naval might, but fully-fledged carriers proved either too difficult, expensive, or politically unpopular for either to make operational. After the Anglo-German Naval Agreement of 1935, Hitler publicly stated his intention to build an aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin, which was launched in 1938. A year later, the ambitious fleet-expansion Z-Plan, was unveiled with two additional aircraft carriers earmarked for production. However, by the beginning of World War II, Graf Zeppelin was not yet completed and work was halted. Further aircraft carrier designs and conversion projects such as the ocean liner Europa and heavy cruiser Seydlitz were considered but, in January 1943, all construction work on surface vessels ceased and naval resources were diverted to the U-boat Campaign.
This book explains not only the history of Germany's famous Graf Zeppelin fleet carrier and German carrier conversion projects but also Italy's belated attempt to convert two of her ocean liners into carriers. It considers the role of naval aviation in the two countries' rearmament programs, and describes how ultimately it was only Italian seaplane carriers and German ocean-going, catapult-equipped flying boat carriers that both Axis powers did eventually send into combat.
Ryan K. Noppen is a military author and consultant originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan and holds a Master of Arts degree in European History from Purdue University. A scholar of Dutch, German, and Central European military history, he has published a major history of Dutch air power and has written several titles for Osprey. He lives in California.
GERMANY
German seaplane carriers, 1914-1918
German aircraft carrier project SMS Ausonia, 1918
Flush-deck aircraft carriers and Plan Z
Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers
German carrier aircraft
Messerschmitt Bf 109T "Toni"
Junkers Ju 87C and E "Trägerstukas"
Messerschmitt Me 155
Wartime auxiliary carrier conversion projects
ITALY
Experimentation in the First World War
Interwar projects
AquilaSparviero
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | 20. Jahrhundert |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 48 |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472846761 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472846761 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Dildy, Douglas C.
Noppen, Ryan K. |
| Illustrator: | Wright, Paul |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Maße: | 242 x 189 x 4 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Douglas C. Dildy (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 26.05.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,17 kg |
Ryan K. Noppen is a military author and consultant originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan and holds a Master of Arts degree in European History from Purdue University. A scholar of Dutch, German, and Central European military history, he has published a major history of Dutch air power and has written several titles for Osprey. He lives in California.
GERMANY
German seaplane carriers, 1914-1918
German aircraft carrier project SMS Ausonia, 1918
Flush-deck aircraft carriers and Plan Z
Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers
German carrier aircraft
Messerschmitt Bf 109T "Toni"
Junkers Ju 87C and E "Trägerstukas"
Messerschmitt Me 155
Wartime auxiliary carrier conversion projects
ITALY
Experimentation in the First World War
Interwar projects
AquilaSparviero
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | 20. Jahrhundert |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 48 |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472846761 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472846761 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Dildy, Douglas C.
Noppen, Ryan K. |
| Illustrator: | Wright, Paul |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Maße: | 242 x 189 x 4 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Douglas C. Dildy (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 26.05.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,17 kg |
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