How Long to Read Fighters Over the Fleet

How Long Does it Take to Read Fighters Over the Fleet?

It takes the average reader 21 hours and 21 minutes to read Fighters Over the Fleet by Norman Friedman

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A tactical and technical history of the development of British, American, and Japanese naval air defense from the 1920s to the 1980s. This is an account of the evolution of naval fighters for fleet air defense and the parallel evolution of the ships operating and controlling them, concentrating on the three main exponents of carrier warfare: the British Royal Navy, the U.S. Navy, and the Imperial Japanese Navy. It describes the earliest efforts from the 1920s, but it was not until radar allowed the direction of fighters that organized air defense became possible. Thus, major naval-air battles of the Second World War like Midway, the Pedestal convoy, the Philippine Sea, and Okinawa are portrayed as tests of the new technology. This was ultimately found wanting by the Kamikaze campaigns, leading to postwar moves towards computer control and new kinds of fighters. After 1945 the threats of nuclear weapons and standoff missiles compounded the difficulties of naval air defense. The second half of the book covers R.N. and U.S.N. attempts to solve these problems, looking at the American experience in Vietnam and British operations in the Falklands War. It concludes with the ultimate U.S. development of techniques and technology to fight the Outer Air Battle in the 1980s, which in turn point to the current state of carrier fighters and the supporting technology. Based largely on documentary sources, some previously unused, this book will appeal to both the naval and aviation communities. “Fighters Over the Fleet provides more information about fleet air defense than any other work currently available. It is recommended for specialist as well aviation-minded readers.” —Naval Historical Foundation

How long is Fighters Over the Fleet?

Fighters Over the Fleet by Norman Friedman is 1,247 pages long, and a total of 320,479 words.

This makes it 421% the length of the average book. It also has 392% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Fighters Over the Fleet Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 29 hours and 11 minutes to read Fighters Over the Fleet aloud.

What Reading Level is Fighters Over the Fleet?

Fighters Over the Fleet is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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