Stringbags in Action by B.B. Schofield - 9781848843882

Stringbags in ActionAuthor(s): B.B. Schofield\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Pen & Sword Maritime\nISBN-13: 9781848843882, 978-1848843882\nSynopsis\nAdmiral Schofield's accounts of the Taranto and Bismarck battles make for unforgettable [url] author traces the development of British naval aviation from its early beginnings in 1912, through the First World War and the frustrations of the inter-war years. The November 1940 attack on the Italian fleet in its strongly defended base at Taranto demonstrated for the first time the battle-winning capability of carrier-borne aircraft - from HMS Illustrious. The lesson was quickly learnt by the Japanese who just over a year later inflicted such devastating losses on the American Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbour. In the second part the Author recounts the legendary action that culminated in the sinking of the Bismarck. While this action involved large numbers of Royal Navy ships, not leas.