This tome is heavy on union history and gushing over the Kennedy family, peppered with oblique shots at Donald Trump. I was hoping to get more than sparing naval technical details (problems with carrier weapons elevators, electric launch and retrieval systems e.g.). The steelworkers are obviously very talented, their work is demanding, and the whole construction program is under a lot of external pressures, but the question remains why the USA has lost so much other ship building business. The carrier business will go on as long as taxpayers still have pulses to support the artificial naval construction economy. All the work and treasure put into these supercarriers made me think about the hopes and investments in the Hood and Bismarck. The carriers are great with current US military domination, but in a conflict with China, Russia, and some others these breathtaking engineering and construction marvels are massive targets difficult to hide and defend.