Carrier War - Clark G. Reynolds - Hardcover

The realisation that the airplane could play a part in naval warfare appears to have struck three naval officers - one each from the British, American and french Fleets - at the same time and in the same place. The improbable scene was an international air show near the French city of Rheims in August 1909. The heady performances they witnessed inspired the three attaches to advise their superiors that the airplane might one day provide far-seeing eyes for a fleet or even become an offensive weapon. Before this could happen, however, a way would have to be found to get the frail, short-range aircraft aloft at sea. The development of effective aircraft carriers would be a long process marked by painful trial and error but would result in the production of the most powerful seagoing weapons in history.Reynolds, Clark G. is the author of 'Carrier War - Clark G. Reynolds - Hardcover' with ISBN 9781844470365 and ISBN 1844470369.