{"id":180,"date":"2026-02-20T18:23:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barrysmith.clients-demo-website.com\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2026-02-20T18:26:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:26:24","slug":"about-the-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/barrysmith.clients-demo-website.com\/index.php\/about-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"180\" class=\"elementor elementor-180\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2572f7 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c2572f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04a99c0 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"04a99c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e1377c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e1377c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ac6513\" data-id=\"1ac6513\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa5bb37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa5bb37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3eee1d3\" data-id=\"3eee1d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c179825 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c179825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;100&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/barrysmith.clients-demo-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cove.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-93\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrysmith.clients-demo-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cove.png 782w, https:\/\/barrysmith.clients-demo-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cove-293x300.png 293w, https:\/\/barrysmith.clients-demo-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cove-768x786.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b6832e\" data-id=\"0b6832e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83284bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83284bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>World War II History \u2013 With the Jolly Rogers Squadron on USS Hornet,<\/em> follows VF-17 from stateside training fields to the most decisive carrier battles of the Pacific.<\/p><p>Readers move from the windswept runways of Alameda to the devastating explosion of Liscome Bay, from carrier qualifications aboard Ranger and Saratoga to combat missions over enemy strongholds. The book traces the larger arc of the war, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, the Marshalls, Guam, through the eyes of the men who flew, commanded, and endured.<\/p><p>Leadership under pressure. Split-second decisions in the air. Loss that reshaped entire squadrons. Strategic turning points that altered the Pacific campaign.<\/p><p>Without dramatization or exaggeration, the narrative reveals the discipline, courage, and human cost behind naval aviation in World War II.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d1cdff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d1cdff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b16c3fa\" data-id=\"b16c3fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-headline-text-active\">Book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ed57f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5ed57f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are drawn to World War II history, carrier warfare, or the personal side of military service, this book offers more than a summary of battles.<\/p><p>It provides:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b670903 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b670903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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