The Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War: Volume II, 1942-1943: The Fleet Air Arm in Transition - The Mediterranean, Battle of the Atlantic and the I

ISBN-13: 9780815355076 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 618 str.

Ben Jones

Opis

This is the second of three volumes covering the transformation of the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. As the subtitle of this volume suggests the years 1942-1943 marked a stepping stone between the small pre-war cadre operating from a small number of carriers to a naval air arm flying modern aircraft types from a large number of ships. The documents in this volume will bring to life the difficulties of operating aircraft at sea, the nature of air combat and the complexities involved in expanding an organisation such as the Fleet Air Arm under wartime conditions. As such it will enhance our understanding of the history of the Royal Navy’s air arm during the Second World War.

Spis treści

General Introduction,  PART I – 1942: Climax in the Mediterranean,  PART II – 1943: The Escort Carrier comes of age,  Sources and Documents

O autorze

Ben Jones is a Principal Lecturer in Naval History at the University of Portsmouth.