How did the carrier task force come to be the premiere weapon in the US Navys arsenal, eclipsing the mighty battleship? Today Indy takes a look at how the Navy worked overtime to produce flattops, train the men who sailed them, and develop new doctrine for the war against Japan. What does the future hold for the carrier force?

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Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński
Community Management: Jake McCluskey
Research and writing by: Steve Coffman
Map animations by: Daniel Weiss
Map research by: Sietse Kenter
Editing and color grading by: Simon J. James
Artwork by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Simon J. James & Marek Kamiński
Colorizations by: Mikołaj Uchman


Source literature list: https://bit.ly/SourcesWW2

Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com

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Among the Clouds - Helmut Schenker
Annihilation - Jo Wandrini
Byrr - Hampus Naeselius

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