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One Hundred Years of U.S. Navy Air Power
Douglas V. Smith
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Description for One Hundred Years of U.S. Navy Air Power
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658. 8vo. Military History. .Like new copy with dustwrappers
Published to coincide with the centennial celebration of U.S. Navy Aviation, this book chronicles Navy aviation from its earliest days before the Navy’s first aircraft carrier joined the fleet, through to the modern jet era marked by the introduction of the F-18 Hornet. It tells how naval aviation got its start, profiles its pioneers, and explains the early bureaucracy that fostered and sometimes inhibited its growth. The book also explores the refinement of carrier aviation doctrine and tactics and the rapid development of aircraft and carriers, highlighting the transition from propeller-driven aircraft to swept wing jets in the ... Read more
Published to coincide with the centennial celebration of U.S. Navy Aviation, this book chronicles Navy aviation from its earliest days before the Navy’s first aircraft carrier joined the fleet, through to the modern jet era marked by the introduction of the F-18 Hornet. It tells how naval aviation got its start, profiles its pioneers, and explains the early bureaucracy that fostered and sometimes inhibited its growth. The book also explores the refinement of carrier aviation doctrine and tactics and the rapid development of aircraft and carriers, highlighting the transition from propeller-driven aircraft to swept wing jets in the ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591147954
SKU
KEX0275048
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Douglas V. Smith
Douglas V. Smith is Professor of Strategy and Policy and Head, Strategy and Policy Division, Naval War College in Newport, RI. A 1970 graduate of the Naval Academy, he also is the author of Carrier Battles: Command Decisions in Harm’s Way.
Reviews for One Hundred Years of U.S. Navy Air Power
. . . A balanced and entertaining intellectual analysis from which we (in the UK) could draw many a contemporary lesson.
The Naval Review
The Naval Review