British Naval Aviation : The First 100 Years (Paperback)

Contents: Introduction: British naval aviation: the first 100 years, Tim Benbow; Seamen or airmen? The early days of British naval flying, Eric Grove; Air force, Fleet Air Arm - or armoured corps? The Royal Naval Air Service at war, Eric Grove; Competing visions: the Admiralty, the Air Ministry and the role of air power, Geoffrey Till; The Fleet Air Arm and the struggle for the Mediterranean, 1940-44, Ben Jones; New tricks for the old sea dogs: British naval aviation in the Pacific, 1944-45, Jon Robb-Webb; British naval aviation and the 'radical review', 1953-55, Tim Benbow; Limited war and crisis management: naval aviation in action from the Korean War to the Falklands conflict, Ian Speller; The battle for CVA01, Edward Hampshire; 'More than just spare airfields': defence policy, defence reviews and the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, Lee Willett; Index.