EYES OF THE FLEET: THE U.S. NAVY'S SEAPLANE TENDERS AND PATROL AIRCRAFT IN WORLD WAR Ⅱ

摘要

This book is without a doubt the best single-volume history of the U.S. Navy's seaplane tenders and their sea-based aircraft patrol squadrons. The U.S. Navy operated a total of 67 seaplane tenders during World War II. They consisted of converted World War I mine sweepers and destroyers plus new ships designed and built during the war to optimize fueling and servicing of a variety of seaplane types. Their story is generally ignored in the telling of U.S. Navy aerial warfare in favor of accounts of aircraft carriers and their aircraft.