FROM THE FLIGHT DECK: An Anthology of the Best Writing on Carrier Warfare

Sea Power, Jul 2004 by Munns, David W

FROM THE FLIGHT DECK: An Anthology of the Best Writing on Carrier Warfare edited by Peter B. Mersky, Dulles, Va.: Brasseys, 2003. 341 pp. $29.95 ISBN: 1-57488-433-6

Respected naval aviation historian Peter B. Mersky provides this tribute to the era of naval aviation placing excerpts of the best fiction and nonfiction writing on the subject in proper historical context. From the Flight Deck captures nearly a century of carrier aviation and addresses the experiments, advances in technology and personal experiences of naval aviators, featuring expert writing from authors such as Norman Polmar and George Wilson.