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Naval aviation in the Second World War : rare photographs from wartime archives / Philip Kaplan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kaplan, Philip, author.
- Series:
- Images of war.
- Images of War
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Navy--Aviation--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- United States.
- Japan. Kaigun. Kōkūtai--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- Japan.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Japanese.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, Japanese.
- Naval aviation--History--20th century.
- Naval aviation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (145 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- South Yorkshire, England : Pen and Sword Aviation, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The first aircraft carriers made their appearance in the early years of World War I. These first flattops were improvised affairs built on hulls that had been laid down with other purposes in mind, and it was not until the 1920s that the first purpose-built carriers were launched, but no-one was as yet clear about the role of the carriers and they were largely unloved by the 'battleship admirals' who still believed that their great dreadnoughts were the ultimate capital ships. World War II changed all that, At Taranto, Pearl Harbour, and in the North Atlantic, the carrier, the ugly duckling of
- Contents:
- THE FIRST FLATTOPS; THE PEARL OF THE PACIFIC; ESCORT SERVICE; MIDWAY; PADDLES; TURKEY SHOOT; LAUNCH TIME; KAMIKAZE; NAVAL AVIATION: KOREA; MEMORIES
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781473829978
- 1473829976
- 9781473831131
- 147383113X
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