Air Power at Sea, 1939-45

by John Winton

Book ISBN = 0690012225 Hardcover

Genres: World War II

187 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

A former officer in the Royal Navy, John Pratt was the author of a variety of fiction and non-fiction works published under the pen name John Winton. Pratt also served for 14 years as an obituarist for The Daily Telegraph.

Reviews

[Erwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Naval Innovations At Sea and In the Air

Mr Winton covers his subject extremely well. There are times when the reader may feel he has written a history of the war under consideration, especially when covering the Pacific of WW II. But aviation is so involved in that conflict I don’t believe it possible to separate the two. Winton knows his subject very well which allows him to create an interesting pace as well as interesting content in Air Power At Sea.

[Alan Carlson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A readable overview of the aero-naval campaigns of WW2, with many now-classic photographs. Written for a British audience, and slightly slanted in that respect. Another bias is in favor of carrier-based air, neglecting and almost ignoring the powerful land-based air units, most notably of Beaufighters, Mosquitos, and Ju-88s in particular. Still, a worthwhile introduction.

[Jim Tate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy read and informative.

[Dan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too much like a cliff notes view, but good summary