US NAVAL AVIATION 1898-1945: The Pioneering Years to the Second World War: Rare Photographs from Naval Archives (Images of War)

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Over 200 rare photographs trace the growth of US naval aviation from the flimsy seaplanes of the first years of the 20th century to the mighty armadas that challenged those of the Japanese and, after the carrier battles at Coral Sea and Midway, led the advance across the Pacific. Key aspects of the history are the navy's first aircraft carriers of the 1920s and the tremendous progress made in the decades between the wars in tactics and strategy as well as in the design of ships and aircraft.