R. D. Layman's Naval Aviation in the First World War: Its Impact and Influence, first published in 1996, is an older foundational study that still rewards close reading. The compact volume contains substantial detail and several illustrations. Chapter 10, on the flight-deck aircraft carrier, provides the sample passage for the review. Its discussion ranges across carrier design, operations, and the First World War legacy of naval aviation.
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A foundational First World War naval aviation text
R. D. Layman's Naval Aviation in the First World War: Its Impact and Influence, first published in 1996, is introduced as a compact foundational study.