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How Carriers Fought
- Carrier Operations in WWII
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In November 1921, the first purpose-built aircraft carrier was launched by the Japanese, followed a year later by the launch of the British Hermes. The conversion of battle cruisers into aircraft carriers after World War I required the consideration of issues including handling aircraft on the flight deck and the techniques of attacking enemy ships, and the evolution of carrier operations was ongoing when World War II broke out. With a focus on the conflict in the Pacific between the US Navy and the imperial Japanese fleet, this title examines how aircraft carriers fought during World War II by first considering all the tools and building blocks of carrier operations, and then discussing the various battles that involved aircraft carriers to explore how carrier operations evolved during war.
Every aspect of carrier operations is covered; from the technology used on the carriers and in aircraft for navigation and communication, to what life was really like in the cockpit for the pilots. A world of tactical dehydration, amphetamine pills, and illegal smoking is explored, as well as the measures pilots implemented to reduce their risk of death in the event of being hit.
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- Hamish
- 12-07-2020
A Different and VERY Interesting Viewpoint.
Loved this book. A fascinating and quite different way of finding out about the Carrier war from a "How" perspective rather than the usual "What Happened" viewpoint. Essential reading for anyone interested in the subject.
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- RJ Ham
- 29-05-2021
Very well delivered
The speaker of this book does an excellent job, and the subject is very interesting.
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