The Independence Light Aircraft Carriers – By Andrew Faltum “The INDEPENDENCE LIGHT AIRCRAFT CARRIERS” By Andrew Faltum. Naval aviation and aircraft carrier enthusiast and former intelligence officer Faltum details the light “Independence-class” carriers that formed part of the fast-carrier task forces of World War II. The United States Navy converted nine (9) light cruiser hulls already under construction into these smaller carriers. For their size they were well-armed and efficient ships beloved by their dedicated crews. The Independence carrier, known by many as a “CVL” saw action in World War II, the Korean War and some later served in the French and Spanish navies. One of these carriers, the USS Princeton (CVL-23) was lost in World War II, today, none remain. 2002 Hardback edition with dust jacket. 160 pages with 49 historic black and white photo, 8 diagrams, 3 maps and an index. Large CVL diagrams inside front and back covers. Good Cond. – $24.88 Other books of interest: Aircraft Carrier Ark Royal The Big ‘E’ Carrier Combat Escort Carrier WWII The Franklin Comes Home Ghost Fleet of the Truk Lagoon The Independence Light Aircraft Carrier Hunter Killer Kamikaze Nightmare Leyte Gulf: The Death Of The Princeton The Lexington Goes Down The Little Giants The Men of the Gambier Bay Then There Was One Queen Of The Flat-Tops Red Sun Setting To The Marianas USS Enterprise (CV-6) U.S. Carrier losses The U. S. NAVY – An Illustrated History
