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The Fast Carriers: The Forging of an Air Navy
Clark G. Reynolds
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Description for The Fast Carriers: The Forging of an Air Navy
Paperback. Num Pages: 536 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 966.
This classic study is considered essential reading for its analysis of fast aircraft carrier development in WWII. It provides a fascinating record not only of the U.S. Navy's metamorphosis from a battleship-oriented to a carrier-centered fleet, but also of the heated debates that took place over the changing naval strategy.
With an insider's grasp of the famous individuals involved, award-winning naval historian Clark G. Reynolds takes readers from the war rooms of Washington to the flight decks of the Pacific. He vividly describes the battles over the concept of fast carriers between the air admirals and battleship admirals ... Read more
This classic study is considered essential reading for its analysis of fast aircraft carrier development in WWII. It provides a fascinating record not only of the U.S. Navy's metamorphosis from a battleship-oriented to a carrier-centered fleet, but also of the heated debates that took place over the changing naval strategy.
With an insider's grasp of the famous individuals involved, award-winning naval historian Clark G. Reynolds takes readers from the war rooms of Washington to the flight decks of the Pacific. He vividly describes the battles over the concept of fast carriers between the air admirals and battleship admirals ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591147220
SKU
V9781591147220
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Ref
99-15
About Clark G. Reynolds
Clark G. Reynolds, was professor emeritus of the College of Charleston in South Carolina, USA. He is also the author of On the Warpath in the Pacific: Admiral Jocko Clark and the Fast Carriers and Admiral John H. Towers: The Struggle for Naval Air Supremacy, both published by the Naval Institute Press. He lives in Penrose, NC.
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