{"product_id":"heavy-metal-the-hard-days-and-nights-of-the-shipyard-workers-who-build-americas-supercarriers-9780062996251","title":"Heavy Metal: The Hard Days and Nights of the Shipyard Workers Who Build America's Supercarriers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn extraordinary story of American can-do, an inside look at the building of the most dangerous aircraft carrier in the world, the \u003cem\u003eJohn F. Kennedy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTip the Empire State Building onto its side and you'll have a sense of the length of the United States Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the most powerful in the world: the USS \u003cem\u003eJohn F. Kennedy\u003c\/em\u003e. Weighing 100,000 tons, Kennedy features the most futuristic technology ever put to sea, making it the most agile and lethal global weapon of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly one place possesses the brawn, brains and brass to transform naval warfare with such a creation - the Newport News Shipbuilding yard in Virginia and its 30,000 employees and shipyard workers. This is their story, the riggers, fitters, welders, electricians, machinists and other steelworkers who built the next-generation aircraft carrier. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeavy Metal\u003c\/em\u003e puts us on the waterfront and into the lives of these men and women as they battle layoffs, the elements, impossible deadlines, extraordinary pressure, workplace dangers and a pandemic to complete a ship that will be essential to protect America's way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe city of Newport News owes its very existence to the company that bears its name. The shipyard dominates the town--physically, politically, financially, socially, and culturally. Thanks to the yard, the city grew from a backwater to be the home of the premier naval contractor in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeavy Metal\u003c\/em\u003e captures an indelible moment in the history of a shipyard, a city, and a country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFabey, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMichael Fabey has reported on military and naval affairs for most of his career. In his work for \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic Traveler\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eEconomist \u003c\/em\u003eGroup, \u003cem\u003eDefense News\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAviation Week\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eJanes\u003c\/em\u003e, he has collected more than two dozen reporting awards, including the prestigious Timothy White Award. Few journalists have had as much firsthand experience of America's naval ships and aircraft and the officers who command them. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eCrashback: The Power Clash Between the US and China in the Pacific\u003c\/em\u003e. A Philadelphia native, he currently resides in Spotsylvania, Virginia. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50485851488530,"sku":"9780062996251","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_45c2cdc6-8242-49d3-982f-6eb19c93ea8d.jpg?v=1730412661","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/heavy-metal-the-hard-days-and-nights-of-the-shipyard-workers-who-build-americas-supercarriers-9780062996251","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}