The Fast Carriers: The Forging of an Air Navy

by Clark G Reynolds M.D.

Overview

This classic study is considered essential reading for its analysis of fast aircraft carrier development in WWII. It provides a fascinating record not only of the U.S. Navy's metamorphosis from a battleship-oriented to a carrier-centered fleet, but also of the heated debates that took place over the changing naval strategy. With an insider's grasp of the famous individuals involved, award-winning naval historian Clark G. Reynolds takes readers from the war rooms of Washington to the flight decks of the Pacific. He vividly describes the battles over the concept of fast carriers between the air admirals and battleship admirals and offers little-known details gleaned from personal interviews and private diaries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612513607
Publisher:	Naval Institute Press
Publication date:	09/15/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	536
Sales rank:	752,066
File size:	53 MB
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About the Author

Clark G. Reynolds was professor emeritus of the College of Charleston in South Carolina. He is also the author of On the Warpath in the Pacific: Admiral Jocko Clark and the Fast Carriers and Admiral John H. Towers: The Struggle for Naval Air Supremacy, both published by the Naval Institute Press.