The Fast Carriers: Forging of an Air Navy: The Forging of an Air Navy - Hardcover

Clark G. Reynolds

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557507015 ISBN 13: 9781557507013

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, 2003

Synopsis

Originally published in 1968, this now classic study is considered essential reading for its analysis of fast aircraft carrier development. 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 personalities 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.

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About the Author:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1557507015
• ISBN 13: 9781557507013
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 536