The Development of British Naval Aviation, 1914–1918

ISBN-13: 9780367650148 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 265 str.

Alexander Howlett

Opis

This book recognises the foundational contribution to Britain’s war effort between 1914 and 1918 made by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), a revolutionary naval aviation organisation that introduced the aircraft carrier, anti-submarine warfare, strategic bombing and air defence.

The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) revolutionized warfare at sea, on land, and in the air. This little-known naval aviation organization introduced and operationalized aircraft carrier strike, aerial anti-submarine warfare, strategic bombing, and the air defence of the British Isles more than 20 years before the outbreak of the Second World War. Traditionally marginalized in a literature dominated by the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force, the RNAS and its innovative practitioners, nevertheless, shaped the fundamentals of air power and contributed significantly to the Allied victory in the First World War. The Development of British Naval Aviation utilizes archival documents and newly published research to resurrect the legacy of the RNAS and demonstrate its central role in Britain’s war effort.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Fleet Naval Aviation  2. Anti-Submarine Warfare  3. Long-Range Bombing  4. Naval Air Defence.  Conclusion

O autorze

Alexander Howlett completed his PhD with the Defence Studies Department at King’s College London in 2019.