Carrier War : Aviation Art of World War II

by Paul Stillwell

Synopsis Breathtaking paintings by the most respected aviation and military artists, preserve the moment when the aircraft carrier became the cornerstone of naval warfare. The British, Japanese, and US fleets all obtained true carriers, with their numbers growing wildly by World War II. Written, with gripping historical anecdotes, by a renowned military historian. From the Publisher Written by renowned military historian Paul Stillwell and illustrated with artwork by some of the most accomplished aviation and military artists in the world, Carrier War: Aviation Art of World War II recounts a crucial period in the development of what has become the most effective weapons platform in the world: the aircraft carrier.

Genres: World War II, History, Art

144 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2002

Reviews

[Ramon4 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice large format coffee table book. Every other page has a reproduction of a contemporary aviation art concerning the aircraft carrier war in the South Pacific. The book is laid out in chronological order, starting with the pre-war carriers. It then proceeds to explain the war from the point-of-view of the carriers, covering Pearl Harbor, the Coral Sea, Midway, the Marianas, Leyte Gulf. The text explains the battles, provides a bits of trivia, and discusses the art work. Probably not a book for the general reader, but I enjoyed the book very much. This was my second read. I will probably read it again in a few years.

[Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides · Rating 3 out of 5]

IMO this is not the kind of book you really read for the art ... the art is just a nice companion to the little vignettes of the air carriers. It features carriers from all the major participants in WWII that had them. There are also a few nice photos, including one of Dick O'Kane surrounded by all the downed pilots that his sub had rescued. (That's for all the submarine buffs.)