For forty years, NATO and Soviet Naval forces patrolled the world's oceans. Retired Tornado driver and author Michael Napier joins us to discuss his latest book, Over Cold War Seas: NATO and Soviet Naval Aviation, 1949-1989, which looks at the four-decade duel for control of the world's sea lanes and the aircraft that flew above them looking for what lurked above and beneath the waves.

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0:00 Introduction

1:11 The Birth of NATO's Naval Strategy

7:49 Air Power and Naval Warfare

10:06 The Korean War's Impact on Carrier Operations

16:34 Soviet Submarine Strategy Emerges

26:02 Control of the Seas by NATO

33:01 The Decline of British Naval Power

42:28 The 1980s: A Shift in Naval Dynamics

49:11 Modern Challenges in Maritime Warfare

55:32 The Evolving Landscape of Naval Aviation

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