{"product_id":"ark-royal-9780552174541","title":"Ark Royal","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn June 1941 the \u003ci\u003eArk Royal\u003c\/i\u003e won one of Britain''s most famous naval victories. The German destroyer, \u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e, had been ravaging the British fleet in the Atlantic. Sailing through a ferocious storm the \u003ci\u003eArk Royal\u003c\/i\u003e tracked the \u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eArk Royal\u003c\/i\u003e be destroyed at whatever cost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHMS \u003ci\u003eArk Royal\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eArk Royal \u003c\/i\u003esurvived countless attacks, and was considered one of\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018287546711,"sku":"9780552174541","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552174541.jpg?v=1750776311","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ark-royal-9780552174541","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}