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Author:   E.R. Johnson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.821kg
ISBN:  

9780786445509

ISBN 10:   0786445505
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   04 May 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface      Introduction: Influences That Shaped Naval Aviation, 1919–1941      PART I: HEAVIER-THAN-AIR DEVELOPMENT      PART II: LIGHTER-THAN-AIR DEVELOPMENT      PART III: AVIATION-RELATED SHIP DEVELOPMENT      Between pages 298 and 299 are 8 color plates containing 40 images Appendix 1: Foreign Aircraft and Airships      Appendix 2: Racing and Experimental Aircraft      Appendix 3: Naval Aircraft, Airship, Ship, and Aviation Unit Designations, Nomenclature, and Abbreviations      Appendix 4: Status of Naval Aviation, December 1941      Glossary of Naval and Aeronautical Terms      Bibliography      Index     

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a valuable compilation that tells the story of a pivotal age in naval aviation's first century --<i>United States Naval Institute</i>; a comprehensive guide...Johnson's research is impressive and thorough...excellent reference work...recommended for its encyclopedic, treatment of its subject, thorough research, and good information --<i>The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du Word</i>; comprehensive...a very valuable resource --<i>The NYMAS Review</i>; anyone seeking a reasonable sound basic guide to the aircraft and aviation-related ships used by the US Navy in the inter-war years will find this book useful --<i>Aeroplane</i>; this new nicely illustrated coffee-table edition is a great find for anyone interested in classic military aircraft, Airships and Navy vessels --<i>Model Airplane News</i>; Johnson has put together what is probably the best book I've yet read on US Naval aviation between the wars...a fascinating read and a superb resource...highest recommendation --<i>modelingmadness.com</i>.

a valuable compilation that tells the story of a pivotal age in naval aviation's first century --United States Naval Institute; a comprehensive guide...Johnson's research is impressive and thorough...excellent reference work...recommended for its encyclopedic, treatment of its subject, thorough research, and good information --The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du Word; comprehensive...a very valuable resource --The NYMAS Review; anyone seeking a reasonable sound basic guide to the aircraft and aviation-related ships used by the US Navy in the inter-war years will find this book useful --Aeroplane; this new nicely illustrated coffee-table edition is a great find for anyone interested in classic military aircraft, Airships and Navy vessels --Model Airplane News; Johnson has put together what is probably the best book I've yet read on US Naval aviation between the wars...a fascinating read and a superb resource...highest recommendation --modelingmadness.com.

"""a valuable compilation that tells the story of a pivotal age in naval aviation's first century""--United States Naval Institute; ""a comprehensive guide...Johnson's research is impressive and thorough...excellent reference work...recommended for its encyclopedic, treatment of its subject, thorough research, and good information""--The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du Word; ""comprehensive...a very valuable resource""--The NYMAS Review; ""anyone seeking a reasonable sound basic guide to the aircraft and aviation-related ships used by the US Navy in the inter-war years will find this book useful""--Aeroplane; ""this new nicely illustrated coffee-table edition is a great find for anyone interested in classic military aircraft, Airships and Navy vessels""--Model Airplane News; ""Johnson has put together what is probably the best book I've yet read on US Naval aviation between the wars...a fascinating read and a superb resource...highest recommendation""--modelingmadness.com."

Author Information

E.R. Johnson is a retired attorney at law and aviation writer who lives in the Ozark region of north-central Arkansas. As an instrument-rated private pilot, he accumulated pilot-in-command experience in more than 20 types of aircraft, including seaplanes, and is the author of eight books and more than 60 magazine articles on aviation topics.

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