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Published by the Naval War College Press. This study is about
innovations in carrier aviation and the spread of those innovations
from one navy to the navy of a close ally. The innovations are the
angled flight deck; the steam catapult; and the mirror and lighted
landing aid that enabled pilots to land jet aircraft on a carrier's
short and narrow flight deck. Illustrated.
This book examines the twenty-year period that saw the US fleet
shrink under the pressures of arms-limitation treaties, and then
grow again to a world-class force. The authors trace the Navy's
evolution from a fleet centred around slow battleships to one that
deployed most of the warship types that proved so essential in
World War II. Both the older battleships and the newer ships are
captured in stunning period photographs that have never before been
published. An authoritative yet lively text explains how and why
the newer ships and aircraft came into being. Desperately short of
men and funding, the Navy nevertheless pioneered carrier aviation,
shipboard electronics, codebreaking and, with the Marines,
amphibious warfare- elements that made America's later victory in
the Pacific possible. Based on years of study of official records,
this book presents a comprehensive view of the foundation of a navy
that would become the world's largest and most formidable. From
their adventures on Yangtze River gunboats to carrier landings on
the converted battle cruisers Saratoga and Lexington, the men are
profiled along with their ships. This combination of popular
history with archival history will appeal to a general audience of
naval enthusiasts. Thomas C. Hone, an executive in the Office of
the Secretary of Defense, is the author of American and British
Aircraft Carrier Development, 1919-1941. He has taught at the Naval
War College and the National Defense University among other
institutions. Trent Hone has published several articles on the US
Navy's tactical development before World War II. Both father and
son are residents of Arlington, Virginia.
During Desert Shield, the Air Force built a very complicated
organizational architecture to control large numbers of air
sorties. During the air campaign itself, officers at each level of
the Central Command Air Forces believed they were managing the
chaos of war. Yet, when the activities of the many significant
participants are pieced together, it appears that neither the
planners nor Lt. Gen. Charles A. Horner, the Joint Force Air
Component Commander, knew the details of what was happening in the
air campaign or how well the campaign was going. There was little
appreciation of the implications of complex organizational
architectures for military command and control. Against a smarter
and more aggressive foe, the system may well have failed.
The Battle of Midway, commemorated annually in the U.S. Navy,
warrants close attention. This Naval Institute guide includes some
of the most vibrant and informed accounts by individuals who fought
on both sides of the June 1942 battle. The anthology pulls together
memoirs, articles, excerpts from other Naval Institute Press books,
and relevant government documents to help readers understand what
happened and explain why the battle was so significant to the naval
service. It also includes selections from several important Naval
Institute oral histories. From the enlisted man's perspective to
the admiral's, for both Americans and Japanese, The Battle of
Midway ensures that readers see the U.S. Navy's greatest victory as
the participants experienced it.
Battle Line examines the twenty-year period that saw the U.S. fleet
shrink under the pressure of arms limitation treaties and
government economy and then grow again to a world-class force. The
authors trace the Navy's evolution from a fleet centered around
slow battleships to one that deployed most of the warship types
that proved so essential in World War II. Based on years of study
of official Navy department records, this book presents a
comprehensive view of the foundations of a navy that would become
the world's largest and most formidable. At the same time, the
heart of the work draws on memoirs, novels, and oral histories to
reveal the efforts and the skills of the sailors and officers who
contributed to successes in World War II. This combination of
popular history and archival history will appeal to a general
audience of naval enthusiasts.
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