Aircraft Carriers of Great Powers Part 2 (Updated Edition)

This book comprehensively interprets the completely different development processes of aircraft carriers in six countries, including the United States, Russia (Soviet Union), the United Kingdom, France, India, and Japan, since the end of World War II. Why did the United States vigorously develop nuclear-powered super aircraft carriers, and why many Soviet aircraft carriers were sold and scrapped one after another; how did the United Kingdom rely on aircraft carriers to start the air and sea war in the Falklands War, and how did France implement a pragmatic and independent policy in developing aircraft carriers; for what reasons did India insist on purchasing second-hand aircraft carriers, and Japan's maritime freedom What kind of aircraft carrier dream is the Guard brewing... By analyzing the above issues, this book introduces the great achievements and major setbacks experienced by various countries in the process of developing aircraft carriers, reveals the proposition why major powers cannot do without aircraft carriers if they want to become world powers, and reveals the historical law that aircraft carriers determine the rise and fall of major powers.