The Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War, Volume II, 1942-19... - 9780815355076

The Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War, Volume II, 1942-1943The Fleet Air Arm in Transition - the Mediterranean, Battle of the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean\nAuthor(s): Ben Jones\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780815355076, 978-0815355076\nSynopsis\nReaders of this book will gain a clear appreciation of the growing importance of the aircraft carrier during World War Two and proposals thereafter for the future composition of Royal Navy's surface fleet together with the nature of the Fleet Air Arm's expansion programmes. This second book of three focuses on the Fleet Air Arm during the middle years of the Second World War. It covers the transitional period moving from a small number of carriers to a naval air arm with modern aircraft types capable of operating a number of Fleet Carriers in the Pacific Ocean following Japan's entry into the War in December 1941. The struggle in the Mediterranean continued and reach.