Read Carrier! Annotated Life Aboard a World War II Aircraft Carrier eBook Lt Commander Max Miller
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Carrier! is a riveting first-hand account of how US Navy sailors and officers lived and fought aboard an Essex class carrier during World War II. Author Max Miller spent many weeks at sea gathering material for his book, and presents his observations in an easy-to read fashion. Carrier! is intended to provide civilians with a glimpse into what life aboard these massive ships was like during World War 2.
*New 2019 edition includes footnotes and images.
Read Carrier! Annotated Life Aboard a World War II Aircraft Carrier eBook Lt Commander Max Miller
"What is good about this book is that it gives an overall picture of what life is about on a Carrier. I would have liked to have known the name of the Carrier. I also would have liked to know if the piolets that ditched were rescued, and in what shape they were in when returned to the Carrier."
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Carrier! Annotated Life Aboard a World War II Aircraft Carrier eBook Lt Commander Max Miller Reviews :
Carrier! Annotated Life Aboard a World War II Aircraft Carrier eBook Lt Commander Max Miller Reviews
- I work as a docent on the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda CA. This book has given me a wonderful in site as to how the sailors and officers lived and fought an Essex class carrier. This book is well worth the read.
- I was extremely disappointed by this book, and I probably should have paid more attention to other reviews of it. I was really hoping for something that took a comprehensive view of life about a World War II aircraft carrier. Instead, the entire emphasis was on the pilots and the flight deck, and not in a way that really told me much about what they did although it tried to make it sound exciting. I've often read articles that compare a carrier to a small city, and if that's the case, then this book focused strictly on the Main Street merchants. I wanted to read about the people who supported this enterprise the cooks, the engineers, the men who keep it under power and with heat, electricity and water. For my interests, there must be something else out there, but this book was a waste of time.
- Interesting read of a first person viewpoint. No earth-shattering things to learn here but gives the view of the non-flying officer on a WW II carrier. It explains what life was like seeing planes leave the safety of the deck but not seeing them all return; hoping that those who did not had landed on another carrier either by mistake or by necessity. The book also shows the closeness of non-flying personnel to the airmen, the reason for the carrier's existence.
- Not written about a specific carrier in the Pacific during World War II, but any carrier and crew who fought for our Nation. Max Miller describes in detail the life and times aboard a great fighting ship. Carriers by their nature operate differently than other war ships and Lt. Cmd. Miller tells the story of the men and their ship.
I read the version and am always disappointed by the typos present in these versions. - I might have been expecting something else but the book was a little disappointing. No actual battles, never really knew where the carrier was out in the Pacific, a lot of sailors and their jobs left out and finally, not interesting enough to not want to put it down. It was well written and the author knew his subject matter. Read it if you need to be occupied for a short time period.
- A very good primer to learning the basic duties of many of the work preformed aboard a carrier. I served in a asw squadron aboard six cve carriers. I was a plane captain and recall holding on too the cross deck tie down slots during engine runups, to keep from being blown overboard. I have memories of mishaps similar to that depicted in this book. The depictions in this novel brought back many good times.
- This fascinating time capsule is a comprehensive look at life at sea aboard a WWII aircraft carrier in the Pacific. It does an excellent job capturing the emotional outlooks of the crew during different aspects of a carrier in combat, including the aviators. It is an easy read, whimsical at times, and well worth it.
- What is good about this book is that it gives an overall picture of what life is about on a Carrier. I would have liked to have known the name of the Carrier. I also would have liked to know if the piolets that ditched were rescued, and in what shape they were in when returned to the Carrier.
