Bombers versus battleships
Subtitle: the struggle between ships and aircraft for the control of the surface of the sea
By: David Hamer.
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 1998
Place of publication: St. Leonards, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
Subjects: Sea-power -- History -- 20th century.; Naval history, Modern -- 20th century.; Air warfare -- History -- 20th century.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 368-380) and index.
Table of contents: title: The beginnings of air power; title: Between the wars; title: Norway: 9 April-13 June 1940; title: Taranto: 11-12 November 1940; title: Crete: 20 May-1 June 1941; title: Hunt for Bismarck: 21-27 May 1941; title: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941; title: Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse: 10 December 1941; title: Channel dash by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau: 11-12 February 1942; title: Ceylon: 3-9 April 1942; title: Coral Sea: 3-8 May 1942; title: Midway: 3-7 June 1942; title: Malta convoy: 10-15 August 1942; title: Santa Cruz: 25-27 October 1942; title: Bismarck Sea: 1-4 March 1943; title: The Philippine Sea: 15-20 June 1944; title: Leyte Gulf: 20-25 October 1944; title: Tirpitz: 11 November 1944; title: Okinawa: 1 April-21 June 1945; title: Post-war developments: 1945 onwards.