One hundred years of U.S. Navy air power /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Smith, Douglas V. (Douglas Vaughn), 1948-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [2010]
Subjects:	United States. > Navy > Aviation > History.

Table of Contents:

Foreword / by George H.W. Bush
Introduction / Douglas V. Smith
The experimental era : U.S. Navy aviation before 1916 / Stephen K. Stein
Eyes of the fleet : how flying boats transformed War Plan Orange / Edward S. Miller
Ships in the sky / John E. Jackson
Big guns versus wooden decks : naval aviation officer personnel, 1911-1941 / Donald Chisholm
Admiral Joseph Mason "Bull" Reeves, father of navy carrier aviation / Douglas V. Smith
Aviation in the interwar fleet maneuvers, 1919-1940 / Albert A. Nofi
The two-ocean navy act of 1940 : the impact on American preparedness for World War II / Timothy H. Jackson and Stanley D.M. Carpenter
U.S. aircraft carrier evolution, 1911-1945 / Norman Friedman
Foundation for victory : U.S. Navy aircraft development, 1922-1945 / Hill Goodspeed
Straight up : vertical flight in the U.S. Navy / Kevin J. Delamer
The transition to swept-wing jets / Robert C. Rubel
Naval aviation in the Korean and Vietnam wars / Gary J. Ohls
By land and sea : non-carrier naval aviation / Sterling Michael Pavelec
U.S. aircraft carrier evolution : 1945-2011 / Norman Friedman
Conclusions / Douglas V. Smith.