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For centuries man has contended with the sea, both in peace and war. In each era of the past bold and imaginative men have taken new developments and discovered new ways to use them at sea,
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For centuries man has contended with the sea, both in peace and war. In each era of the past bold and imaginative men have taken new developments and discovered new ways to use them at sea,
Author=Joseph Howard
pages=179
Published=1961
Book Condtion=Ex Special Naval Collection .library plate and stamp.generally excellent condition
| Weight | 900 g |
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This title is an illustrated guide to the development of the aircraft as an instrument of naval power from its inception in the early 20th century to the modern day. Naval warfare was transformed by airpower, but it was a hit and miss process. The Royal Navy pioneered the use of aircraft carriers during World War I, but famously lost Prince of Wales and Repulse to land based Japanese bombers in 1941. From the early days of airships and bi-planes, the carrier planes of the Pacific to the very latest in carrier based strike aircraft, and anti-submarine helicopters, Bernard Ireland reveals how airpower has revolutionized naval warfare.
Describes by particulars and brief histories the surface craft that over a span of 73 years were employed experimentally or operationally in efforts to adapt aerial devices to the service of naval warfare. The book follows the successful approach of the Conway’s FIghting ships series divided by country with general introductions followed by tabular data and histories of all the ships. Illustrated with some very rare photos of these little known vessels and their aircraft.
The dramatic story of the deadly competition in Dreadnought battleships between Great Britain and Imperial Germany in the years before the First World War.
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