Over Cold War Seas

From 1949 to 1989, the Iron Curtain divided Europe and sparked the Cold War between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. As tensions rose, naval forces from both sides spread across the world's oceans, with the US Navy's Second Fleet patrolling the North Atlantic and the Sixth Fleet stationed in the Mediterranean. In Over Cold War Seas, aviation expert Michael Napier chronicles the development of naval air power during this era, covering all major aircraft types including fixed-wing and helicopters. Along with over 240 images and first-hand accounts, this thorough analysis delves into the evolution of these machines from simple transport and rescue vehicles to multi-purpose weapons capable of anti-submarine and airborne early warning duties.