| Biebcode | 3716 | |
| Titel | On the Warpath in the Pacific | |
| Subtitel | Admiral Jocko Clark and the Fast Carriers. | |
| Auteur | Clark Reynolds | |
| Uitgever | Naval Institute Press | |
| ISBN | 9781591147169 | |
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| Uitgave | type: Paperback Soort: [O] Onbekend | |
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| Opslag | 6B1A =>Rij: 6 Kast: B Boord: 1 Lemma: A |
When J.J. Clark graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at the end of World War I he was ready to be a pioneer in one of the great transformations of the U.S. Navy in the twentieth century - the change from a surface-only force to one in which aviation played a key if not determinant role. Under the leadership of the key aviation admirals, William Moffett and John Towers, ""Jocko"" Clark with other aviation-minded officers battled low budgets and unsympathetic policy makers to champion the development of naval aviation during the 1920s and 30s. Pearl Harbor proved them righ
