Formerly a book designer with Harper-Row, an Art Director with Playboy and Atlanta magazines, Philip Kaplan has written or co-authored and designed twenty books, including; One Last Look, Abbeville Press, 1988; Little Friends, Random House, 1993, Fighter Pilot, Aurum Press, 2002. He is the author of several Pen and Sword publications including Night and Day Bomber Offensive (2006), Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe in World War II (2007).
"""This book will appeal to anyone who has an interest in an intelligent review of the origins of carrier flying and an interest in the Pearl Harbor attack, Coral Sea, and Midway.""-- ""The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation"" ""This is more than a history of the various aircraft. Naval Air tells the reader about the men and women who got them off the deck and flew them into a new century. The book is complemented by a collection of interesting photographs that will appeal to aviation enthusiasts.""-- ""Naval Historical Foundation"""