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Admiral John S. McCain and the triumph of naval air power / William F. Trimble.
Van Pelt Library E748.M1413 T75 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trimble, William F., 1947- author.
- Series:
- Studies in naval history and sea power
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- McCain, John Sidney, 1884-1945.
- McCain, John Sidney.
- United States. Navy--Officers--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Navy--Aviation--History--20th century.
- United States. Navy.
- Admirals--United States--Biography.
- Admirals.
- Aircraft carriers.
- History.
- Aeronautics.
- Aircraft carriers--United States--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- Armed Forces--Aviation.
- Armed Forces--Officers.
- Military operations, Naval--American.
- Pacific Area.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 370 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- "Admiral John S. McCain and the Triumph of Naval Air Power covers the life and professional career of Adm. John S. McCain Sr. (1884-1945). McCain was among the select few officers who reached the heights of carrier task force command during World War II in the Pacific. Spanning most of the first half of the twentieth century, McCain's life and career highlight the integration of aviation into the Navy, emphasizing the evolution of the aircraft carrier from a tactical element of the fleet stressing sea control to a strategic force capable of long-range power projection."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Prologue: The airman's admiral
- From Mississippi to the sea
- Naval aviation
- South Pacific Command
- Guadalcanal
- The war in Washington: The Bureau of Aeronautics
- Washington and the Pacific: DCNO (Air)
- Task Force Command
- Task Force 38
- Luzon and the South China Sea
- Carriers against Japan
- Triumph and tragedy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Trimble, William F., 1947- author. Admiral John S. McCain and the triumph of naval air power
- ISBN:
- 9781682473702
- 1682473708
- OCLC:
- 1047650916
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