U.S. Navy by the Numbers (Military by the Numbers)

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Did you know that an aircraft carrier is as long as a 75 story building is tall? That a Navy Seal can swim 500 yards in 8 minutes? Or that a submarine offers only 15 square feet of living space for each member of its crew? Discover these and more amazing high impact stats and numbers that define the U.S. Navy.

Amie Jane Leavitt is an accomplished author and photographer who loves to travel the globe in search of interesting story ideas and beautiful places to capture in photos. Amie has written nearly 50 books for children. She graduated from Brigham Young University as an education major and has since taught all subjects and grade levels in both private and public schools. She also has contributed to online and print media, and has worked as a consultant, writer, and editor for numerous educational publishing and assessment companies.

Making excellent use of emphatic titling and well-designed infographics, these browser's treasures offer abbreviated but eye-catching numerical profiles of the four service branches, including information on how many people are currently serving in each to the sizes, top speeds, and weaponry of selected ships and other conveyances.-- "School Library Journal"