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Destined for Glory - Dive Bombing, Midway, and the Evolution of Carrier Airpower (Paperback)
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Destined for Glory - Dive Bombing, Midway, and the Evolution of Carrier Airpower (Paperback)
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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 finally brought
to bear to stop the Japanese advance. The title reflects the
essence of the story; the development of carrier air power in the
U.S. Navy was driven by an unwritten understanding that the years
spent on experimentation, training, and innovations were destined
to bring success in a future battle. As part of this work, the
author introduces newly discovered information showing that the
outcome at Midway was actually predicted by naval aviators years
before the battle took place. 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.
About the Author Thomas Wildenberg is a historian specialising 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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