Land Based Air Power or Aircraft Carriers?: A Case Study of the British Debate about Maritime Air Power in the 1960s

Drawing upon a wealth of previously classified documents, the book reveals how the Admiralty and Air Ministry became interlocked in a bitter political struggle over which of their military strategies could best meet Britain's future foreign policy challenges. Providing an important and balanced overview of the complex issues involved, it offers not only a better understanding of Cold War political and military history, but highlights debates that are still highly relevant in the twenty-first century.

About the Author

Lt. Colonel Gjert Lage Dyndal is Dean of Academics at the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy. From 2003 to 2005 he was Head of the Maritime Air Power Section at the Royal Norwegian Naval Warfare Centre. He was awarded his PhD from the University of Glasgow in 2009 and is author of three previous books, 'Trenchard and Slessor: On the Supremacy of Air Power over Sea Power' (2007); 'Strategisk ledelse i krise og krig' [Strategic Leadership in Crisis and War] (2010), and 'Exit Afghanistan' (with prof Torbjorn Knutsen) (2012) .