The British Carrier Strike Fleet After 1945

by David Hobbs and David Hobbs

Book Overview

In 1945 the most powerful fleet in the Royal Navy's history was centered on nine aircraft carriers. This book charts the post-war fortunes of this potent strike force; its decline in the face of diminishing resources, its final fall at the hands of uncomprehending politicians, and its recent resurrection in the form of the Queen Elizabeth class carriers, the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy.After 1945 'experts' prophesied that nuclear weapons...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526785447
• ISBN13: 9781526785442
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"