# CVN-78 GERALD R. FORD, U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier > CVN-78 GERALD R. FORD, U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier is a compact illustrated keepsake on the lead ship of the Ford class and the future direction of US carrier aviation. The book is aimed at readers who want an accessible visual introduction to the... ## Bibliographic record - **Author**: Zimmerman, W. Frederick - **Imprint**: Nimble Books LLC - **Publisher**: Nimble Books LLC - **Pages**: 32 - **Language**: eng - **Publication date**: 02-Nov-2007 - **ISBN-13**: 9781934840023 - **List price (print)**: 17.36 ## What this book is CVN-78 GERALD R. FORD, U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier is a compact illustrated keepsake on the lead ship of the Ford class and the future direction of US carrier aviation. The book is aimed at readers who want an accessible visual introduction to the Navy's newest carrier, its namesake, and the appeal of modern aircraft carriers as symbols of sea power. As a revival candidate, the stronger metadata hook is today's operational Ford class: electromagnetic launch, new carrier design, naval aviation, ship spotters, Navy families, and collectors. FME marks the ISBN as expired, so the field set needs title reactivation before ACS upload. ## Where to find it - **Publisher page**: https://bigfivekiller.online/books/9781934840023/ - **Publisher of record**: Nimble Books LLC (https://nimblebooks.com) - **Print distribution**: Ingram (LSI), available through major retailers and independent bookshops ## Topics - **Primary category (BISAC)**: HIS027150 - HISTORY / Military / Naval - **Secondary category (BISAC)**: TRA006020 - TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / Pictorial - **Tertiary category (BISAC)**: not assigned - **Keywords**: CVN-78 Gerald R Ford; Ford class aircraft carrier; US Navy aircraft carrier; modern naval aviation; aircraft carrier keepsake; EMALS carrier launch; sea power; US Navy ship book; President Gerald Ford carrier; carrier modelers; naval photography; future aircraft carriers ## Authorship & quality assurance - **Editorial oversight**: Nimble Books LLC editorial process - **Status**: Static reference; no scheduled content updates unless a revised edition is issued.