1st Edition

The Development of British Naval Aviation, 1914–1918

By Alexander Howlett Copyright 2021
276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) revolutionized warfare at sea, on land, and in the air. This little-known naval aviation organization introduced and operationalized aircraft carrier strike, aerial anti-submarine warfare, strategic bombing, and the air defence of the British Isles more than 20 years before the outbreak of the Second World War. Traditionally marginalized in a literature... Read more

Introduction

1. Fleet Naval Aviation

2. Anti-Submarine Warfare

3. Long-Range Bombing

4. Naval Air Defence

Conclusion

Biography

Alexander Howlett completed his PhD with the Defence Studies Department at King’s College London in 2019.