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Loading... USS Ranger: The Navys First Flattop from Keel to Mast, 1934-1946 (edition 2003)by Robert J. Cressman
Work InformationUSS Ranger: The Navy's First Flattop from Keel to Mast, 1934-1946 by Robert J. Cressman
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. While I'm impressed with the level of research that went into this work, there are times when it reads more like a history of the "Ranger's" air group then of the ship itself. To put it another way, my eyes started glazing over with the thought of reading about yet another individual aviation casualty. What I would have liked to have seen is more of an analysis of where the "Ranger" fit into Navy strategy and how her unique handling and engineering qualities played out in practice. On the other hand, you do get a really intense examination of "Ranger's" actions off North Africa and Norway. Call this book something of a lost opportunity. ( ) no reviews | add a review
The USS Ranger (CV-4) was the U.S. Navy's first aircraft carrier to be built assuch from the keel up. The RANGER helped maintain the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration's Good Neighbor Policy, served as a platform for the development of new methods for the operation of carriers and carrier aircraft, continued the Navy's work in cold-weather flight operations, pioneered director-controlled antiaircraft fire, and trained many naval aviators. During World War II, the Ranger occupied center stage in Operation Torch (against the Vichy French positions in North Africa in 1942) and Operation Leader (against German shipping in 1943), which was the Navy's only carrier operation above the Arctic Circle during the war. In both instances, the ship's air group faced the requirement to hit legitimate military targets while minimizing civilian casualties, a problem the United States would confront again in later conflicts. Robert J. Cressman's emphasis on the human element in both peace and war reinforces his observation that carriers, like people, have multifaceted personalities, represented by not only the ship and its company but also the air group for which it serves as a home. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)359.9Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Navy; Naval ScienceLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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