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Revolt of the Admirals: The Fight for Naval Aviation, 1945-1950
Chronicles the showdown between the U.S. Airforce and the Navy over the role of carrier aviation in the national security framework.
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Clear and Well-Written
Though this book was originally produced as an academic work, it is blissfully-free of the well-known defect of that form - that is to say dull, jargon-filled impenetrability. Instead, this is a clear and excellent account of the strategic thinking of a portion of the senior leadership of the Navy and Air Force during the early days of the Cold War. While that might seem like an arcane and irrelevant topic today, the work is in fact shockingly relevant to the present and re ...more
Though this book was originally produced as an academic work, it is blissfully-free of the well-known defect of that form - that is to say dull, jargon-filled impenetrability. Instead, this is a clear and excellent account of the strategic thinking of a portion of the senior leadership of the Navy and Air Force during the early days of the Cold War. While that might seem like an arcane and irrelevant topic today, the work is in fact shockingly relevant to the present and re ...more
In sum, the book is a series of he said/she said accounts while never getting down to the real questions of: 1)How did the AF view it's role in national defense? 2)How did Navy aviation view it's role in national defense? 3)Where did their views conflict? 4) How did history and independent contemporary analysis (OSD/academia) support the two viewpoints? 5) How/why did the conflict degrade into political maneuvering?
If someone was interested in this event I would recommend reading the conclusion ...more
If someone was interested in this event I would recommend reading the conclusion ...more
To the extent that this book describes the DETAILED ins and outs of the interservice rivalry and animosity that existed in the wake of NSC 1947 and the end of WWII, it does a fine job. Where it falls short, in my opinion, is supporting its contention that the "Revolt of the Admirals" was critical to the future of naval aviation. There is some scant anecdotal evidence that the testimony was key to future procurement of a flush-deck carrier (necessary for big atomic-bomb carrying planes), but that
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Provides an overview of the inter-Service battles that waged in the late-1940s. Barlow's goal was to highlight the importance that the "Revolt of the Admirals" in 1949 in saving naval carrier aviation. However, though he does identify some of the key differences in perspective on national defense strategy that shaped the debates, Barlow's analysis seems to be more geared to the political machinations that were the real driving force behind the revolt.
An excellent examination of post-War defense ...more
An excellent examination of post-War defense ...more
A must read for readers interested in how the Navy shifted to a Carrier based vice Battleship based Navy. A clear picture of the infighting between the Navy and Army Air Forces/US Air Force dealing with control of forces and stratigic composition.
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