Dr David Gates is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the author of numerous publications on aspects of the history of war and on contemporary military matters. Among other distinctions, he has been awarded the Royal Air Force’s Salmond Prize in Air Power Studies. Dr Ben Jones is Senior Lecturer at Portsmouth Business School at the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, UK.

"Ultimately, a very readable and thought-provoking volume that I can easily recommend, not only to those with an interest in maritime air power, but also to those who want to understand how aviation has shaped naval power more widely, setting in train much of the basis of the approach that has remained since."Richard Gearing, Aerospace

• Contents: Preface; The First World War; The interwar years and their legacy; Air power in maritime environments: some key episodes, 1939-1945; The defence of trade and the sea lanes; Bibliography; Index.

Dr David Gates is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the author of numerous publications on aspects of the history of war and on contemporary military matters. Among other distinctions, he has been awarded the Royal Air Force’s Salmond Prize in Air Power Studies. Dr Ben Jones is Senior Lecturer at Portsmouth Business School at the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, UK.

"Ultimately, a very readable and thought-provoking volume that I can easily recommend, not only to those with an interest in maritime air power, but also to those who want to understand how aviation has shaped naval power more widely, setting in train much of the basis of the approach that has remained since."Richard Gearing, Aerospace

• Contents: Preface; The First World War; The interwar years and their legacy; Air power in maritime environments: some key episodes, 1939-1945; The defence of trade and the sea lanes; Bibliography; Index.

Dr David Gates is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the author of numerous publications on aspects of the history of war and on contemporary military matters. Among other distinctions, he has been awarded the Royal Air Force’s Salmond Prize in Air Power Studies. Dr Ben Jones is Senior Lecturer at Portsmouth Business School at the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, UK.

"Ultimately, a very readable and thought-provoking volume that I can easily recommend, not only to those with an interest in maritime air power, but also to those who want to understand how aviation has shaped naval power more widely, setting in train much of the basis of the approach that has remained since."Richard Gearing, Aerospace

• Contents: Preface; The First World War; The interwar years and their legacy; Air power in maritime environments: some key episodes, 1939-1945; The defence of trade and the sea lanes; Bibliography; Index.