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Author : Bernard Ireland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780856857119
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (571 download)
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of the Aircraft Carrier written by Bernard Ireland and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles M. Melhorn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Two-block Fox written by Charles M. Melhorn and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Raymond A. Bawal
Publisher : Inland Expressions
ISBN 13 : 0981815731
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (818 download)
Download or read book Titans of the Rising Sun written by Raymond A. Bawal and published by Inland Expressions. This book was released on 2010 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended to be glorious symbols of Japanese power, the Yamato class suffered from the disadvantage of being designed at a crossroads in naval strategy in which advances in aviation technology began to shift the focus of sea power from the battleship to the aircraft carrier. The story of the Yamato class illustrates the closing of one chapter in the history of naval warfare while at the same time the opening of another.
Author : Peter J. Edwards
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1844681580
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Imperial Naval Air Service written by Peter J. Edwards and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2010-11-20 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes in considerable detail the people, events ships and aircraft that shaped the Air Service from its origins in the late 19th century to its demise in 1945. The formative years began when a British Naval Mission was established in Japan in 1867 to advise on the development of balloons for naval purposes. After the first successful flights of fixed-wing aircraft in the USA and Europe, the Japanese navy sent several officers to train in Europe as pilots and imported a steady stream of new models to evaluate.During World War One Japan became allied with the UK and played a significant part in keeping the German fleets of ships and submarines at bay in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. However, in the international naval treaties that followed they felt betrayed, since the number of capital ships, battleships and cruisers, that they were allowed was below those of the USA and the UK.Aircraft carriers were not included, so a program of carrier building was started and continued until World War Two. At the same time they developed an aircraft industry and at the beginning of war their airplanes were comparable, and in some instances superior, to those of the British and Americans.Much prewar experience was gained during Japans invasion of China, but their continued anger with America festered and resulted in their becoming allied with Germany, Italy and the Vichy France during World War Two. There followed massive successful attacks on Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, the Southern Islands, Port Darwin and New Guinea.The British were decimated and the USA recoiled at the onslaught, taking over a year to regroup and take the war to the Imperial Japanese forces. Throughout the conflict many sea battles were fought and the name Zero became legendary. When Japan eventually capitulated after the Atomic bombs were dropped the Japanese Imperial Air Service was disbanded.
Author : Tom Meadon
Publisher : Paul Honeywill
ISBN 13 : 9781838010751
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Rise of the Aircraft Carrier written by Tom Meadon and published by Paul Honeywill. This book was released on 2023-01-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 7th December 1941, naval aircraft from six Japanese aircraft carriers destroyed the US battlefleet at Pearl Harbor, forcing the US Navy to rely on its own aircraft carriers to counter Japanese advances across the Pacific. Very fortunately, no US carriers were in port during the attack and the USN rapidly evolved a revised naval war strategy based on air strikes from aircraft carriers, the fleet’s new capital ship, placed at the centre of self-sufficient task groups. Unmatched US industrial capacity enabled the design and construction of large numbers of highly capable carriers, their escorts and new naval aircraft. Despite early losses, the USN swiftly outstripped the IJN in numbers and capability, leaving the Japanese to rely on converting aircraft carriers from all manner of other vessels. Two Battle Summaries are thoughtfully combined in this volume, these are supported by a foreword written by a current NATO Maritime Command chief political advisor, and two modern introductory papers, with a large photographic section that vividly brings to life the ships, aircraft and battles of the Pacific naval war 1941-1945. Three elements stand in sharp contrast to the naval world we experience today and add to the fascination that these Summaries provide to historians and strategists. First, the indispensable role of untapped American industrial power in securing ultimate victory in the Pacific, in particular after victory at Midway. Beyond the tactics and fighting skills of the US Navy in the Pacific, even beyond their remarkable adaptability, the industrial factor was essential. Operational mistakes at Guadalcanal and Leyte Gulf could have proved setbacks but could not have averted eventual victory such was the scale of war production of the United States. It is doubtful that this raw capacity exists anywhere in the world today, except perhaps in China and I am doubtful even of that. We have also lost the art of rapid production, where the US fleet – or any fleet – could expand from three carriers to fifty Britannia Naval Histories of World War II ‒ an important source in understanding the critical naval actions of the period.
Author : Paul Sherbo
Publisher : Patriot Media, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780984577781
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (777 download)
Download or read book Unsinkable Sailors written by Paul Sherbo and published by Patriot Media, Incorporated. This book was released on 2011 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) and its collision at sea with the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne on 3 June 1969. Draws upon official naval records, personal interviews with surviving crew members, and quotes from witness testimony as transcribed into the Record of Proceedings.
Author : Henry Hank Adlam
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473821134
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book The Disastrous Fall and `Triumphant Rise of the Fleet Air Arm from 1912 to 1945 written by Henry Hank Adlam and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this riveting critique of the Fleet Air Arm's policy across two world wars, former FAA Fighter Pilot Henry Adlam charts the course of its history from 1912 to 1945, logging the various milestones, mistakes and successes that characterised the service history of the Fleet Air Arm. Offering criticism on the service hierarchies that made up the Fleet, backed up by his having served in six Carriers and flown from them in all five theatres of sea warfare during five years of the Second World War, Adlam presents a highly entertaining and potentially controversial study which is sure to appeal to a wide array of aviation enthusiasts.??Adlam charts the catalogue of errors that blighted the history of the Naval Air Service, which followed the disastrous decision in April 1918 to transfer the whole of the Air Service of the Royal Navy to form the new RAF. The main and over-riding criticism that the author finds with the Fleet Air Arm lies in the manner in which it was led. Adapting the oft-quoted "Lions led by Donkeys" description of the British Army, Adlam describes the activities of the Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War as the result of "Sea Eagles led by Penguins" practices, when experienced pilots were led into battle by senior members of the Navy who possessed little or no flying experience. This led to a whole host of disasters costing many lives amongst flight personnel. Adlam charts the errors that blighted the history of the Fleet Air Arm and shows how its recovery and the triumphant turnaround of its fortunes were all the more remarkable. Taking the reader on a journey from inception during First World War service, throughout all the many disasters and successes that followed between the Wars and on into the Second World War and beyond, this book offers engaging new insights and a degree of critical candour that set it apart from other Fleet Air Arm histories currently available on the market.
Author : Scot MacDonald
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Evolution of Aircraft Carriers written by Scot MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Paul Honeywill
ISBN 13 : 9781838010737
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Rise of the Aircraft Carrier: Pacific Naval Strategy 1941-1945 written by and published by Paul Honeywill. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 7th December 1941, naval aircraft from six Japanese aircraft carriers destroyed the US battlefleet at Pearl Harbor, forcing the US Navy to rely on its own aircraft carriers to counter Japanese advances across the Pacific. Very fortunately, no US carriers were in port during the attack and the USN rapidly evolved a revised naval war strategy based on air strikes from aircraft carriers, the fleet's new capital ship, placed at the centre of self-sufficient task groups. Unmatched US industrial capacity enabled the design and construction of large numbers of highly capable carriers, their escorts and new naval aircraft. Despite early losses, the USN swiftly outstripped the IJN in numbers and capability, leaving the Japanese to rely on converting aircraft carriers from all manner of other vessels. Published to mark the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of WWII in the Pacific theatre, this latest volume in the Britannia Naval Histories of WWII includes two original WWII official Royal Navy documents, previously classified, that give a contemporary account of the US Navy's Pacific War strategy. These are supported by a foreword written by a current NATO Maritime Command chief political advisor, and two modern introductory papers, with a large photographic section that vividly brings to life the ships, aircraft and battles of the Pacific naval war 1941-1945. Britannia Naval Histories of World War II ‒ an important source in understanding the critical naval actions of the period.
Author : Richard Humble
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of the British Navy written by Richard Humble and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hensigten med udarbejdelsen af bogen her, var i 1986, at argumentere for, en udvidelse af Royal Navy, frem for at planlægge yderligere reduktioner. Bogen tager derfor et historisk tilbageblik for sin argumentation og vurderer herunder især flådens udvikling i perioden 1945-85. Falklandskampagnens erfaringer tages, ikke mærkeligt, især til indtægt for argumentationen for en større flåde.
Author : John Gordon
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0833039229
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Leveraging America's Aircraft Carrier Capabilities written by John Gordon and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the United States seeks ways to stretch its defense dollars, pursue the Global War on Terrorism, and meet other national-security challenges, it is highly likely that policymakers will increase their reliance on aircraft carriers, using them more often and in more situations than they have in the past, especially if the vessels have the additional capabilities to respond appropriately. The current and expected use of aircraft carriers led the United States Navy in fall 2004 to commission RAND to explore new and nontraditional ways that the United States might be able to employ aircraft carriers in pursuit of traditional and emerging military and homeland defense missions. Over six months, RAND created and convened two Concept Options Groups (COGs)-small groups of experienced military and civilian experts, defense analysts, and potential users who work together to identify promising ways to employ military might in nontraditional ways-to explore possible nontraditional roles for aircraft carriers. One COG explored and identified new ways that aircraft carriers could be used in combat operations; the second COG examined ways that the vessels could be used in noncombat, homeland security missions or to help the nation recover from terrorist attacks or natural disasters in U.S. territories. Among the combat recommendations to come from the COG insights are that abilities need to be enhanced to reconfigure carrier air wings; among noncombat recommendations are that the availability of nonready carriers to respond to unforeseen crises needs to be improved. This monograph summarizes the activities, findings, and recommendations of both carrier COGs. It should be of special interest to the Navy and to uniformed and civilian decisionmakers with responsibilities related to naval and carrier operations, maritime domain awareness, or homeland security.
Author : Greg Baughen
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of the French Air Force written by Greg Baughen and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 10 May 1940, the French possessed one of the largest air forces in the world. On paper, it was nearly as strong as the RAF. Six weeks later, France had been defeated. For a struggling French Army desperately looking for air support, the skies seemed empty of friendly planes. In the decades that followed, the debate raged. Were there unused stockpiles of planes? Were French aircraft really so inferior? Baughen examines the myths that surround the French defeat. He explains how at the end of the First World War, the French had possessed the most effective air force in the world, only for the lessons learned to be forgotten. Instead, air policy was guided by radical theories that predicted air power alone would decide future wars. Baughen traces some of the problems back to the very earliest days of French aviation. He describes the mistakes and bad luck that dogged the French efforts to modernise their air force in the twenties and thirties. He examines how decisions made just months before the German attack further weakened the air force. Yet defeat was not inevitable. If better use had been made of the planes that were available, the result might have been different.
Author : T. V. Paul
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139868284
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (398 download)
Download or read book Status in World Politics written by T. V. Paul and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-07 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rising powers such as Brazil, China, India, Russia, and Turkey are increasingly claiming heightened profiles in international politics. Although differing in other respects, rising states have a strong desire for recognition and respect. This pioneering volume on status features contributions that develop propositions on status concerns and illustrate them with case studies and aggregate data analysis. Four cases are examined in depth: the United States (how it accommodates rising powers through hierarchy), Russia (the influence of status concerns on its foreign policy), China (how Beijing signals its status aspirations), and India (which has long sought major power status). The authors analyze status from a variety of theoretical perspectives and tackle questions such as: How do states signal their status claims? How are such signals perceived by the leading states? Will these status concerns lead to conflict, or is peaceful adjustment possible?
Author : Norman Polmar
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1574886630
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (748 download)
Download or read book Aircraft Carriers written by Norman Polmar and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aircraft Carriers is the definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. Norman Polmar’s revised and updated, two-volume classic describes the political and technological factors that influenced aircraft carrier design and construction, meticulously records their operations, and explains their impact on modern warfare. Volume I provides a comprehensive analysis of carrier developments and warfare in the first half of the twentieth century, and examines the advances that allowed the carrier to replace the battleship as the dominant naval weapons system. Polmar gives particular emphasis to carrier operations from World War I, through the Japanese strikes against China in the 1930s, to World War II in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic, and Pacific theaters. It begins with French inventor Clément Ader’s remarkably prescient 1909 description of an aircraft carrier. The book then explains how Britain led the world in the development of aircraft-carrying ships, soon to be followed by the United States and Japan. While ship-based aircraft operations in World War I had limited impact, they foreshadowed the aircraft carriers built in the 1920s and 1930s. The volume also describes the aircraft operating from those ships as well as the commanders who pioneered carrier aviation. Aircraft Carriers has benefited from the technical collaboration of senior carrier experts Captain Eric M. Brown and General Minoru Genda as well as noted historians Robert M. Langdon and Peter B. Mersky. Aircraft Carriers is heavily illustrated with more than 400 photographs—some never before published—and maps. Volume II, which is forthcoming from Potomac Books in the winter 2006-2007 (ISBN 978-1-57488-665-8), will cover the period 1946 to the present.
Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book U.S. Aircraft Carriers written by Norman Friedman and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This companion volume to Friedman's U.S. Destroyers assembles material on the history of the American aircraft carrier from the Langley of 1922 to the controversial nuclear-powered giants. Includes numerous black-and-white photographs and excellent ship plans. ISBN 0-87021-739-9 : $44.95.
Author : R. D. Layman
Publisher : Brassey's
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Before the Aircraft Carrier written by R. D. Layman and published by Brassey's. This book was released on 1989 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Peattie
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612514367
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Sunburst written by Mark Peattie and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-09-02 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This acclaimed sequel to the Peattie/Evans prizewinning work, Kaigun, illuminates the rise of Japanese naval aviation from its genesis in 1909 to its thunderbolt capability on the eve of the Pacific war. In the process of explaining the navy's essential strengths and weaknesses, the book provides the most detailed account available in English of Japan's naval air campaign over China from 1937 to 1941. A final chapter analyzes the utter destruction of Japanese naval air power by 1944.
