Documents Relating to the Naval Air Service - Volume I 1908-1918 [Publications of the Navy Records Society Vol. 113]

1969. First edition. xxii, 790pp., and a 6-page catalogue of other publications. The Navy Records Society was established in 1893 as a scholarly text publication society to publish historical documents relating to the history of the Royal Navy. The society has published volumes of original documents and papers almost every year since its foundation. The volumes cover all the major figures in British naval history, such as Nelson, Beatty and Cunningham, and a wide range of topics, from signals and shipbuilding to strategy and politics. The documents in this large volume describes the earliest beginnings of naval aviation when the potential of airpower became apparent to both military and naval men. The documents are largely from the National Archives, with a small minority from personal collections in repositories such as Kings College London and the National Maritime Museum. The book is bound in the original blue cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine and a gold emblem of the Society on the front board. The book is in excellent condition with slight fading to the spine and the contents are tight and clean with no inscription. PLEASE NOTE: This is a fairly heavy book and extra postage may apply for delivery outside the UK.…