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New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology
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"An exceptional piece of scholarship. Rossano clearly points out that military organizations in general, and a naval air force in particular, are built from the ground up and not the other way around. While we celebrate the exploits of the pilots, Rossano reminds us that there were myriad... read more
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Characters/People edit
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- Sims
- John Callan
- Kenneth Whiting
- Frank Mccrary
- Irwin
- George Moseley
- Killingholme
- Jackson
- Sheely
- Maxfield
- Benson
- Smith
- Wilson
- Daniels
- Edwards
- David Ingalls
- Curtiss
- Ile Tudy
- Moutchic
- Haviland
- Le Croisic
- Mayo
- Craven
- Lovett
- Di Gates
- Reginald Coombe
- Atwater
- Kenneth Macleish
- Culbert
- Herbster
- Arcachon
- De Filippi
- Lewis
- Chevalier
- Fromentine
- Capitaine Caussin
- Porto Corsini
- Roosevelt
- Cranwell
- Cunningham
- Virgil Griffin
Setting & Locations edit
- Dunkirk
- United States
- France
- Europe
- Paris
- Pauillac
- Brest
- England
- Italy
- Washington
- Ireland
- London
- Queenstown
- Felixstowe
- Paimboeuf
- North Sea
- Bordeaux
- Pensacola
- Eastleigh
- Flanders
- Bolsena
- Britain
- St. Raphael
- New York
- St. Trojan
- America
- Scotland
- Whiddy Island
- St. Nazaire
- Belgium
- Calais
- Bruges
- Wexford
- Ostend
- Channel
- Clermont-ferrand
- Castletownbere
- St. Inglevert
- Venice
- Rochefort
- Pescara
- Guipavas
- Zeebrugge
- Pola
- Gosport
- Lac Hourtin
- Atlantic
- Vrach
- Germany
Organizations edit
First Sentence edit
With twin Rolls-Royce motors roaring just above his head, Ens. Ashton "Tex" Hawkins form Carlsbad, New Mexico, wrestled his aging H-12 flying boat higher and higher through the impenetrable rain, mist, and fog, clawing his way to a patrol altitude of 10,00 feet.
Table of Contents edit
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The First Aeronautic Detachment
2. Progress Report: September 1917-March 1918
3. Under the Gun: NAS Dunkirk 1917-1918
4. The French Coastal Network
5. Progress Report: March-September 1918
6. Spinning the Spider Web: Naval Aviation in England
7. The Irish Bases
8. On Duty, Off Duty: The Work and Life of the Station
9. Gasbags: Development of the Navy LTA Program
10. Sunny Italy: Naval Aviation in the Mediterranean
11. The Northern Bombing Group
12. Till It's Over, Over There: September 1918-April 1919
Appendixes
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Series & Lists edit
This book is in New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Geoffrey Louis Rossano (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780813034881
Page Count: 447
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780813034881
Page Count: 447
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: D589 .U6 R66 2010
- Dewey: 940.4516
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