Description
Book SynopsisThis is the first of three volumes detailing the history of the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. A wide range of official documents are used to enable the reader to appreciate the complexity of the operations and how the Royal Navy adapted to the use of air power in the Second World War.
Trade Review'A very much recommended volume.' The Northern Mariner
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Glossary of Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii General Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii Part I: 1939: The Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. . . . . . . . . . 1 Part II: 1940: Norway and Taranto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Part III: 1941: Cape Matapan and the Bismarck . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Sources and Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
