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Destined for Glory: Dive Bombing, Midway, and the Evolution of Carrier Airpower
Thomas Wildenburg
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Description for Destined for Glory: Dive Bombing, Midway, and the Evolution of Carrier Airpower
Paperback. The first book to thoroughly document the development of carrier air power in the United States Navy during the interwar years. Destined for Glory sheds new light on the navy's preparations for war, demonstrating beyond a shadow of a doubt the effectiveness of U.S. naval planning before Pearl Harbor. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBWQ; JWG; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
On 4 June 1942, three squadrons of U.S. Navy Dauntless dive bombers destroyed Japan's carrier force sent to neutralise Midway, changing the course of the war in the Pacific. As Thomas Wildenberg convincingly demonstrates in this book, the key ingredient to the navy's success at Midway was the planning and training devoted to the tactic of dive bombing over the previous seventeen years. Examining how political, economic, technical, and operational factors influenced the development of carrier airpower between 1925 and 1942, he shows why dive bombing became the navy's weapon of choice over all other methods of aerial warfare and ... Read more
On 4 June 1942, three squadrons of U.S. Navy Dauntless dive bombers destroyed Japan's carrier force sent to neutralise Midway, changing the course of the war in the Pacific. As Thomas Wildenberg convincingly demonstrates in this book, the key ingredient to the navy's success at Midway was the planning and training devoted to the tactic of dive bombing over the previous seventeen years. Examining how political, economic, technical, and operational factors influenced the development of carrier airpower between 1925 and 1942, he shows why dive bombing became the navy's weapon of choice over all other methods of aerial warfare and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591149699
SKU
V9781591149699
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Thomas Wildenburg
Thomas Wildenberg is a historian specializing in the development of naval aviation and logistics at sea. He is the author of several books on naval history and the co-author of Howard Hughes: An Airman, His Aircraft and His Great Flight. He lives in Burtonsville, MD.
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