On the Warpath in the Pacific: Admiral Jocko Clark and the Fast Carriers

by Clark G. Reynolds and Jane Wong

When J.J. Clark graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at the end of World War I he was ready to be a pioneer in one of the great transformations of the U.S. Navy in the twentieth century - the change from a surface-only force to one in which aviation played a key if not determinant role. Under the leadership of the key aviation admirals, William Moffett and John Towers, Jocko Clark with other aviation-minded officers battled low budgets and unsympathetic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591147166
• ISBN13: 9781591147169
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 537 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"