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THE FAST CARRIERS
The Forging of an Air Navy
by Clark G. Reynolds [4]
  • ISBN/SKU: 9781591147220
  • Binding: Paperback & eBook Available at Publication Date
  • Era: 20th Century
  • Number of Pages: 536
  • Subject: World War II
  • Date Available: September 2013
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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.

Clark G. Reynolds [5]

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.

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