Admiral John H. Towers: The Struggle for Naval Air Supremacy [Hardcover]

Clark G. Reynolds (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1991

A revealing picture of the man who provided the crucial planning for the carrier air war that defeated the Japanese fleet in World War II.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 676 pages
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press; First Printing edition (November 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870210319
• ISBN-13: 978-0870210310
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,530,708 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent biography of an under recognized individual, March 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Admiral John H. Towers: The Struggle for Naval Air Supremacy (Hardcover)

Reynolds provides a thorough and complete biography of a man who made major contributions to the Allied success in the Second World War. Towers, an early advocate of air power, struggled for recognition and promotion between the wars. His administrative ability during the war was largely responsible for the fact that the right aircraft were produced and delivered. This book is not about tactics. The market is flooded with books about the battles. This is a book which describes the nuts and bolts of putting airpower to work. Well researched, thoroughly documented, entirely typical of Dr. Reynolds.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well written and informative, highly recommended!!, June 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Admiral John H. Towers: The Struggle for Naval Air Supremacy (Hardcover)

As webmaster for the USS Towers (DDG-9) website, it was a significant pleasure to find such a well-researched and extremely well-written text about the man for which our ship was named. I never realized that the Navy had pilots before they had planes, or that 'Anchor's Away' was written for the USNA graduation ball of 1906! There is a great deal of naval history in this wonderfully done book. I would highly recommend this item to anyone that desires to learn more about naval history, while at the same moment being entertained by a extremely talented author.