列克星敦号航空母舰（CV-2）USS Lexington (CV-2): From the 1920s to the Battle of Coral Sea in WWIIDavid Doyle

基本信息

Book Details

ISBN-13: 9780764364907

ISBN-10: 0764364901

Author: David Doyle

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd

Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd

Format: Hardcover

Number of Pages: 144

Release Date: 13 December 2022

Weight: 880g

Dimensions: 229mm x 229mm

Series: Legends of Warfare: Naval

基本信息仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

概要：列克星敦号航空母舰（CV-2）是美国海军建造的第二艘航空母舰。这本《战争传奇》图文并茂的历史著作是作者之前关于列克星敦号（CV-16）著作的补充。

列克星敦号及其姊妹舰萨拉托加号于1927年12月14日服役，是当时世界上大的航空母舰。这两艘被称为列克星敦级航母的舰艇，其诞生可谓是化腐朽为神奇。两艘舰艇于1920年至1921年间建造，原计划为列克星敦级战列巡洋舰。列克星敦号编号为CC-1（意为战列巡洋舰），原本是一艘装备精良的战舰，配备四座16英寸主炮炮塔。1922年的《华盛顿海军条约》禁止建造此类舰艇，但允许将此类舰体改装为航空母舰。因此，这艘被船员们亲切地称为“莱克星顿夫人”的巨型航空母舰，建成了一艘长达888英尺（约270米）的庞大舰艇，并保留了计划的革命性涡轮电力推进系统。

从一开始，搭载布面双翼飞机的“莱克星顿”号就被分配到太平洋舰队。在二战爆发前的几年里，这艘航母及其舰载机都进行了现代化改造。这本图文并茂的书籍，是作者早期作品的扩展和更新版，带领读者亲历“莱克星顿”号的建造、发展，直至1942年5月8日在珊瑚海海战中沉没，并于2018年3月4日发现了它的残骸。书中包含200多张照片、大量线描图和彩色插图，为这本“战争传奇”系列的新作增添了丰富的内容。

作者：自 1999 年以来，大卫·道尔已出版超过 200 部著作，主题范围已扩展至军舰和战斗机。这些书籍篇幅从 56 页到近 1000 页的巨著不等。

卖点：

列克星敦号设计为战列巡洋舰，其舰体被改装成一艘巨型航空母舰。

列克星敦号（CV-2）与其姊妹舰萨拉托加号（CV-3）是美国参加二战的两艘大的航空母舰。

列克星敦号于 1942 年 5 月 8 日在珊瑚海海战中被击沉。

258 张彩色和黑白照片

Summary USS Lexington (CV-2) was just the second US Navy aircraft carrier produced. This Legends of Warfare illustrated history is the perfect companion to the author’s earlier work on USS Lexington (CV-16).

When commissioned on December 14, 1927, USS Lexington and her sister ship, USS Saratoga, were the world’s largest aircraft carriers. The Lexington-class carriers, as the ships were known, were the results of an effort akin to making lemonade from lemons. Both vessels were begun in 1920–21 as Lexington-class battle cruisers. Lexington, originally designated CC-1 (indicating battle cruiser), would have been a formidable warship armed with eight 16-inch guns in four turrets. The Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 banned the constructions of such ships but permitted the conversion of such hulls into aircraft carriers. Accordingly, the “Lady Lex,” as she became known to her crew, was finished as a massive 888-foot-long aircraft carrier and retained the originally planned revolutionary turboelectric drive.

From the outset, Lexington, initially carrying fabric-covered biplanes, was assigned to the Pacific Fleet. In the years leading up to WWII, both the ship and her aircraft were modernised. This profusely illustrated book, an expanded and updated version of the author’s earlier work, puts the reader on the deck of Lexington through her construction, evolution, and ultimate May 8, 1942, sinking at the Battle of Coral Sea and finishes with the discovery of her wreck on March 4, 2018. Over 200 photos, numerous line drawings, and colour renderings illustrate this new entry in the Legends of Warfare series.

AUTHOR: Since 1999, David Doyle has written over 200 published books, and the range of topics has expanded to include warships and combat aircraft. These books have ranged in size from 56 pages to large works approaching 1,000 pages.

SELLING POINTS:

Conceived as a battle cruiser, Lexington’s hull was converted into a massive aircraft carrier

Lexington (CV-2), along with her sister ship Saratoga (CV-3), were America’s two largest aircraft carriers to participate in WWII

Lexington was sunk on May 8, 1942, at the Battle of Coral Sea

258 colour and b/w photographs

作者简介

自1999年以来，大卫·道尔已出版了200多本书，主题范围也扩展到军舰和战斗机等领域。这些书的篇幅从56页到近1000页的大部头不等。

Since 1999, David Doyle has written over 200 published books, and the range of topics has expanded to include warships and combat aircraft. These books have ranged in size from 56 pages to large works approaching 1,000 pages.