The Naval Air War, 1939-1945
xii, 220p. Quarter bound in orange cloth over blue paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped top corners. bookseller's label on front paste down. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket mirrors book damage, lightly chipped top edges. 8vo. Traces the rise of carrier-based air forces from defensive escort duty in the North Atlantic to the climatic duels in the Pacific that forever changed the nature of sea power. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs.
