THE DAWN OF CARRIER STRIKE AND THE WORLD OF LIEUTENANT W.P. LUCY DSO RN
Written by David Hobbs
Published by Seaforth Publishing
in 2019
ISBN: 9781473879928
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- RAF
- WORLD WAR II
THE DAWN OF CARRIER STRIKE AND THE WORLD OF LIEUTENANT W.P. LUCY DSO RN
Written by David Hobbs.
Stock no. 1329669
1st.
2019.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
This book documents the struggle through the cash-strapped 1920s and'30s, the Navy finally regaining formal control of its aviation in 1937, but too late to properly prepare for the impending war. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 386 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781473879928. Looks unread.
Front cover
Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- 1 RAF Contingents in His Majesty's Ships
- 2 Politics and the Trenchard/Keyes Agreement
- 3 Joining the RN as an Officer and Training to be a Pilot
- 4 Technology: Ships, Aircraft, Weapons and Tactics
- 5 Doctrine, Operations and Exercises
- 6 Observers
- 7 Progress in the United States Navy
- 8 The Inskip Award
- 9 The Air Branch of the Royal Navy in 1939
- 10 Royal Navy Aircraft in 1939
- 11 Squadron Command
- 12 Naval Aviation in the First Months of the Second World War
- 13 The German Invasion of Norway and Strike Operations from RNAS Hatson
- 14 HMS Furious: The First Strike Carrier in Action
- 15 HM Ships Art Royal and Glorious in Action off Norway
- 16 Killed in Action
- 17 Heavy Losses after the Withdrawal from Narvik
- 18 Retrospection
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index