How Carriers Fought, Lars Celander
How Carriers Fought, Lars Celander
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How Carriers Fought
Carrier Operations in WWII

Author: Lars Celander

Narrator: Sean Runnette

Unabridged: 11 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/13/2019

Synopsis

In November 1921 the first purpose-built aircraft carrier was launched by the Japanese, followed a year later by the launch of the British Hermes. The conversion of battle cruisers into aircraft carriers after World War I required the consideration of issues including handling aircraft on the flight deck and the techniques of attacking enemy ships, and the evolution of carrier operations was ongoing when World War II broke out. With a focus on the conflict in the Pacific between the U.S. Navy and the imperial Japanese fleet, this title examines how aircraft carriers fought during World War II by first considering all the tools and building blocks of carrier operations, and then discussing the various battles that involved aircraft carriers to explore how carrier operations evolved during war.

Every aspect of carrier operations is covered; from the technology used on the carriers and in aircraft for navigation and communication, to what life was really like in the cockpit for the pilots. A world of tactical dehydration, amphetamine pills, and illegal smoking is explored, as well as the measures pilots implemented to reduce their risk of death in the event of being hit.

About Lars Celander

Lars Celander has had a lifelong interest in naval and military history. With an MSc in physics, he served in the military as a systems engineer and has worked for several years as a design engineer on radar and radio communication systems. Celander is trained as a private pilot and is an avid yacht racer. He has written a number of titles on various technical topics.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Boudewijn on March 08, 2020

This is not a historical account of any WW2 related carrier battle, but a more in depth (technical) insight in the development of a carrier during World War 2. For those who have read the odd book about carrier battles, this might give some insight in how the battles were fought. Interesting, albeit......more

Goodreads review by Dj on January 05, 2020

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in WWII in the Pacific. It goes a long way toward explaining why battles were fought the way they were. This book doesn't go in for detailed looks at the battles between the opposing Carrier forces but looks more at the nuts and bolts of what is going o......more

Goodreads review by C. G. on August 11, 2020

This title took me months to get through. I'd pick it up and put it down, over and over, but I have finally surmounted the difficult text. I didn't check his nationality but the author may not be English language first; there are innumerable difficulties with grammar as well as singular/plural, odd......more

Goodreads review by George on March 03, 2024

Good book focusing on some esoteric points of carrier warfare in WW2. The most fascinating part for me was the first part, looking at the technology of carrier warfare such as radar, andradio communications. The second part was an analysis of carrier battles of the war. I've been reading this histor......more

Goodreads review by Al on January 23, 2021

This book reads like someone is writing a website or has simply rambled on about a subject that they are very interested in, repeating a mixture of facts, conjecture and possible myth all without any real differentiation. Although the book gives a very extensive set of sources at the end, some of th......more

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