US Naval Aviation 1898-1945: The Pioneering Years to the Second World War

by Leo Marriott

Book Overview

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 sank or crippled almost all of the battleships belonging to the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, but the fleet's aircraft carriers survived to demonstrate that naval aviation was now the dominant factor in the struggle at sea, turning the tide of the Pacific War. That the US Navy had the necessary ships, aircraft and crews was the result of pioneering, far-sighted decisions made in the pre-war years...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526785390
• ISBN13: 9781526785398
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.6"