NAVAL AVIATION IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Author: R D Layman

Publisher: Caxton Editions

Year published: 1996

Pagination: 224pp, 39 ills, appendices, tables, index

Condition: Unread but small tear in d/w

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A far-reaching and superbly researched overview of all aspects of naval aviation in WWI. It sheds new light on little-known aspects of the naval war in the air, including the operations of the Imperial Russian Navy's seaplane-carrier squadron in the Black Sea, the world's first 'carrier strike force', the Royal Navy's use of observation balloons tethered to ships, and the vital role played by aviation in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign