{"product_id":"over-cold-war-seas-9781472865526","title":"Over Cold War Seas","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Napier describes the naval air power deployed by NATO, Warsaw Pact and neutral countries throughout the Cold War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1949, an Iron Curtain was drawn across Europe, and the Cold War that ensued between the Western North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries and the Soviet-dominated Warsaw Pact lasted through to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. NATO and Warsaw Pact naval forces spread over the world''s oceans, and the powerful forces of the US Navy''s Second Fleet patrolled the North Atlantic, while the Sixth Fleet was positioned in the Mediterranean. The age of the nuclear-powered supercarrier arrived in 1957 with the USS \u003ci\u003eForrestal\u003c\/i\u003e, while the Soviet Union''s first aircraft carrier, the \u003ci\u003eKiev\u003c\/i\u003e, was commissioned in 1975.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOver Cold War Seas\u003c\/i\u003e, respected aviation author Michael Napier examines the naval air power of the major combatant forces as it developed from 1949 through to 1989. All the major naval aircraft types are cove\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040124764503,"sku":"9781472865526","price":25.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472865526.jpg?v=1750945816","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/over-cold-war-seas-9781472865526","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}