Revolt of the Admirals: The Fight for Naval Aviation 1945-1950
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The National Security Act if 1947, intended to unify the separate armed forces services under a single Defense Secretary, failed to settle the deeper issue that divided them, the debate over roles and missions. One symptom of this conflict was a showdown between the Air Force and the Navy over the role of carrier aviation in the national security framework of the United States.
