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Fighters over the Fleet Naval Air Defence from Biplanes - Cold War Friedman
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781591146162
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
ISBN-10
159114616X
ISBN-13
9781591146162
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24038514894
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fighters over the Fleet
Number of Pages
466 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Aviation / General, Military / Naval, Military / Aviation
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
79.7 Oz
Item Length
11.3 in
Item Width
9.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-951104
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"...buy the book if you want to read about the subject in a well-researched, highly informative book..."- Air Power History, "This new work is both a technical and tactical history covering the dawn of naval aviation in the 1920s to the Falkland Islands War." - Military Heritage magazine, "It should be on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in modern navies and how their command and control systems have been developed against a variety of threats, not just those with an interest in carrier-borne aircraft. I recommend it highly." Australian Naval Institute, " Fighters Over the Fleet provides more information about fleet air defense than any other work currently available. It is recommended for specialist as well aviation-minded readers." - Naval Historical Foundation, "Detail is something for which Friedman's books are renowned, and Fighters of the Fleet is certainly proof of it... A must-read for those interested in not only military history, but also the story of naval aviation." -- The Northern Mariner, This new work is both a technical and tactical history covering the dawn of naval aviation in the 1920s to the Falkland Islands War.Military Heritage magazine, "It should be on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in modern navies and how their command and control systems have been developed against a variety of threats, not just those with an interest in carrier-borne aircraft. I recommend it highly." -- Australian Naval Institute, "Detail is something for which Friedman's books are renowned, and Fighters of the Fleet is certainly proof of it... A must-read for those interested in not only military history, but also the story of naval aviation." The Northern Mariner, Fighters Over the Fleet provides more information about fleet air defense than any other work currently available. It is recommended for specialist as well aviation-minded readers.Naval Historical Foundation
Dewey Decimal
623.74/64
Synopsis
Fighters Over the Fleet is an account of the parallel evolution of naval fighters for fleet air defense and the ships they sought to defend. This volume concentrates on the three main advocates of carrier warfare: the Royal Navy, the U.S. Navy, and the Imperial Japanese Navy. Because radar was not invented until the mid-1930s, fleet air defense was a primitive effort for flyers during the 1920s. Once the innovative system was developed and utilized, organized air defense became viable. Thus major naval-air battles of the Second World War--like Midway, the "Pedestal" convoy, the Philippine Sea and Okinawa--are portrayed as tests of the new technology. However, even radar was ultimately found wanting by the Kamikaze campaigns, which led to postwar moves toward computer control and new kinds of fighters. After 1945, the novel threats of nuclear weapons and stand-off missiles compounded the difficulties of naval air defense. The second half of the book covers the U.S. and Royal Navies' attempts to resolve these problems by examining the U.S. experience in Vietnam and British operations during the Falklands War. The book then turns to the ultimate U.S. development of techniques and technology to fight the Outer Air Battle in the 1980s before concluding with the current state of technology supported carrier fighters., Fighters Over the Fleet is an account of the parallel evolution of naval fighters for fleet air defense and the ships they sought to defend. This volume concentrates on the three main advocates of carrier warfare: the Royal Navy, the U.S. Navy, and the Imperial Japanese Navy. Because radar was not invented until the mid-1930s, fleet air defense was a primitive effort for flyers during the 1920s. Once the innovative system was developed and utilized, organized air defense became viable. Thus major naval-air battles of the Second World War--like Midway, the Pedestal convoy, the Philippine Sea and Okinawa--are portrayed as tests of the new technology. However, even radar was ultimately found wanting by the Kamikaze campaigns, which led to postwar moves toward computer control and new kinds of fighters. After 1945, the novel threats of nuclear weapons and stand-off missiles compounded the difficulties of naval air defense. The second half of the book covers the U.S. and Royal Navies' attempts to resolve these problems by examining the U.S. experience in Vietnam and British operations during the Falklands War. The book then turns to the ultimate U.S. development of techniques and technology to fight the Outer Air Battle in the 1980s before concluding with the current state of technology supported carrier fighters.
LC Classification Number
UG1242.F5F76 2016
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