- United States Naval Aviation 1910-1918 for the first time provides a comprehensive study of the formation and inital deployment of Naval Aviation in a world war. The late eminent naval historian R.D. Layman wrote that the subject of Naval Aviation has, "never been adequately explored, had been often underestimated, ignored, or unrealized." The autor of this book, based upon over thirty years of research into the subject of World War I aviation, and based upon both primary and secondary reference sources, has compiled into one source a complete history of the early development of Naval Aviation in the United States.

He then discusses the manner and role that the Naval Aviation service applied to the war effort during 1917-1918. The book covers not only the subject of naval aircraft, but also describes the activitiesof the Navy in the of lighter-than-aircraft. Specific information is provided on each of the Naval Air Station constructed and operated, both domestically as well as in Foriegn Service during the War. Detailed discussion is also provided regarding the role of Marine Corps aviation during this time period.