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In June 1941 the Ark Royal won one of Britain''s most famous naval victories. The German destroyer, Bismarck, had been ravaging the British fleet in the Atlantic. Sailing through a ferocious storm the Ark Royal tracked the Bismarck. A dozen swordfish bombers took off from her deck and pounded shell after shell into the German battleship, sending her to the ocean floor. It was a signal victory that resonated around the world. Hitler, furious at the loss of the German fleet''s flagship, demanded that the Ark Royal be destroyed at whatever cost.

HMS Ark Royal is one of the Royal Navy''s most iconic ships. When she was launched in 1938 she was one of the most sophisticated weapons at the disposal of British military command. The aircraft carrier was the latest, and soon to be one of the most feared, developments in naval warfare. In her first two years of operation the Ark Royal survived countless attacks, and was considered one of

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Corgi Books
      Published 7/17/2017 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780552174541
      978-0552174541
      ISBN-10 0552174548
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      Non Fiction History European history: medieval period, middle ages Military History Modern warfare Second World War

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In June 1941 the Ark Royal won one of Britain''s most famous naval victories. The German destroyer, Bismarck, had been ravaging the British fleet in the Atlantic. Sailing through a ferocious storm the Ark Royal tracked the Bismarck. A dozen swordfish bombers took off from her deck and pounded shell after shell into the German battleship, sending her to the ocean floor. It was a signal victory that resonated around the world. Hitler, furious at the loss of the German fleet''s flagship, demanded that the Ark Royal be destroyed at whatever cost.

      HMS Ark Royal is one of the Royal Navy''s most iconic ships. When she was launched in 1938 she was one of the most sophisticated weapons at the disposal of British military command. The aircraft carrier was the latest, and soon to be one of the most feared, developments in naval warfare. In her first two years of operation the Ark Royal survived countless attacks, and was considered one of

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