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| Tango01 | 02 Jun 2015 10:29 p.m. PST |
… Influence
Reviewed by Editor/Publisher Michael Hanlon. "My late friend, R.D. "Dick" Layman, made a singular contribution to the Great War's historical literature with his 1996 work Naval Aviation in the First World War: Its Impact and Influence. Now I would like to take another shot at making sure his work is not forgotten. Under a barrage of Layman's well-aimed facts, the misconceptions that World War I aero-naval warfare was merely experimental in nature, minimal in scope, fully embraced by neither admirals nor admiralties, and generally inconsequential are smashed in this concisely written book. Most important are his case studies of the successes and missed opportunities of naval aviation in its most significant role of the war — strategic reconnaissance during such operations as Jutland and Gallipoli…"
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