Replacing Battleships with Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific in World War II

Authors

Thomas C. Hone

Abstract

This is a case study of operational and tactical innovation in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Its purpose is to erase a myth—the myth that Navy tactical and operational doctrine existing at the time of Pearl Harbor facilitated a straightforward substitution of carriers for the battleship force that had been severely damaged by Japanese carrier aviation on 7 December 1941. That is not what happened.

Recommended Citation

Hone, Thomas C. (2013) "Replacing Battleships with Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific in World War II," Naval War College Review: Vol. 66: No. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol66/iss1/6