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The subject of the new member of Friedman/Fairfax's spectacular Aviation Art of World War II series is carrier aviation, and the book actually retreats to the first carrier strike, launched by the British in 1918, before proceeding to the era that concludes with the atom-bombed hulk of the U.S.S. Saratoga on the bottom of Bikini Atoll. Coverage of the prewar period is largely American, but wartime coverage embraces British and American feats (the British raid on Taranto, Italy, was the first serious antiship strike from a carrier). The art depicts air strikes; sea scenes of refueling, rescues, and maneuvers; and day-to-day maintenance and living aboard ships that even in 1943 were as populous as a small town. Artists of several generations are represented, including World War II veterans Tom Lea and Dwight Shepler, contemporaries like Ted Wilbur, and the ubiquitous and excellent James Dietz. The text, superior to those of the other volumes in the series, is by a distinguished naval historian. A splendid treat for naval buffs. Roland Green.