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(More customer reviews)WELL WRITTEN BOOK ABOUT THE WWII FAST CARRIERS AND THE MEN WHO COMMANDED THEM. ESPECIALLY INTERESTING IS THE AUTHOR'S DELVING INTO THEIR PERSONALITIES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR STAFF AND CREW. SHOWS WHICH ONES WERE REALLY THE FIGHTING ADMIRALS AND WHICH ONES JUST EXISTED ON THE JOB. THE BOOK DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB OF DETAILING THE EARLY YEARS BEFORE THE WAR AND THE BATTLE WITH THE NAVY'S "BATTLESHIP ADMIRALS" WHO COULDN'T SEE PAST THEIR BIG GUNS TO REALIZE THAT CARRIER AIR POWER WAS THE NAVY'S FUTURE. IN ONE SENSE PEARL HARBOR DID MORE FOR CARRIER AIR IN ONE DAY THAN ALL THE PLEADING HAD DONE UP TO THAT TIME. I SERVED ON THE CARRIER MIDWAY IN THE 50'S COMMANDED BY WWII CARRIER AIR ACE "TOMMY BLACKBURN" WHO COMMANDED THE FAMOUS "JOLLY ROGERS" CORSAIR SQUADRON VF-17. HE WOULD HAVE MADE A GREAT FIGHTING ADMIRAL. A MUST HAVE BOOK FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN WWII NAVAL HISTORY
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Originally published in 1968, this now classic study is considered essential reading for its analysis of fast aircraft carrier development. 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 personalities 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.
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