Published to coincide with the centennial celebration of U.S. naval aviation, this book details the history of U.S. Navy aviation from its earliest days, before the Navy's first aircraft carrier joined the fleet, through the modern jet era marked by the introduction of the F-18 …
In 1812: The Navy's War, award-winning naval historian George C. Daughan tells the astounding story of the War of 1812, when a tiny, battle-tested team of American commanders, seamen, and privateers took on the haughty skippers of the mighty Royal Navy, defeated them time and ag…
"Begun as antisubmarine operations during World War I, U.S. naval aviation faced enormous logistical, administrative, personnel, and operational problems. [The author] provides a sustained and comprehensive narrative of combat operations as well as a detailed survey of all naval…