{"product_id":"americas-first-aircraft-carrier-uss-langley-and-the-dawn-of-u-s-naval-aviation-hardcover","title":"America's First Aircraft Carrier: USS Langley and the Dawn of U.S. Naval Aviation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid F. Winkler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica's First Aircraft Carrier\u003c\/i\u003e tells the remarkable story of the USS \u003ci\u003eLangley\u003c\/i\u003e. The narrative provides an in-depth discussion of the ship's origins as the collier USS \u003ci\u003eJupiter\u003c\/i\u003e, which was built with a \"first of\" propulsion system that has been adapted for use in present-day \u003ci\u003eFord\u003c\/i\u003e-class carriers. Author David F. Winkler considers the post-World War I debate for procuring carriers, the decision to convert\u003ci\u003e Jupiter\u003c\/i\u003e, and the identification of constructor Clayton Simmers as the father of the American aircraft carrier. The evolution of the \u003ci\u003eLangley\u003c\/i\u003e as an experimental ship was tied to the introduction of new doctrine for the United States. Promoting an independent naval air arm against Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell's vision of an independent air force, the U.S. Navy saw \u003ci\u003eLangle\u003c\/i\u003ey as an operational aircraft carrier that would change the way the Navy fought wars at sea. While the story of \u003ci\u003eLangley\u003c\/i\u003e is that of the origins of naval air combat, it is also a record of the vessel's service in World War II until the ship's final posting to the Asiatic Fleet, where she met her demise on February 27, 1942, off the southern coast of Java.      \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e Many of the U.S. Navy's pioneering naval aviators are closely associated with this ship, including Kenneth Whiting, John H. Towers, Godfrey DeCourcelles Chevalier, Virgil C. Griffith, Mel Pride, Patrick N. L. Bellinger, Joseph M. Reeves, Gerald Bogan, Aubrey Fitch, Felix Stump, Ernest J. King, Warren G. Child, Dan Gallery, and Frank D. Wagner. A number of these individuals would go on to play critical roles during World War II. \u003ci\u003eLangley\u003c\/i\u003e's story is their story.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Aircraft carriers remain the centerpiece of American sea power projection. \u003ci\u003eAmerica's First Aircraft Carrier\u003c\/i\u003e provides the context on how CV 1, the \"Covered Wagon,\" and carrier development and utilization came to be. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid F. Winkler, PhD, an adjunct professor with the Naval War College, retired as a commander after serving twenty-eight years on active and Navy Reserve duty as a surface warfare officer. He holds a PhD in history from American University. Winkler was the staff historian with the Naval Historical Foundation and the Charles Lindbergh Chair of Aerospace History at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. He resides in Northern Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 9.06 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460865999026,"sku":"9781682475010","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a186700b4731cc786545a0f1d3b7a07e.webp?v=1778933977","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/americas-first-aircraft-carrier-uss-langley-and-the-dawn-of-u-s-naval-aviation-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}