Description
Book SynopsisThe history of the Royal Navy flagships that led the fleet through the Cold War, ensured victory in the Falklands War, and saw action in Iraq and the Balkans.
In 1945, at the end of World War II, the Royal Navy''s carrier fleet proved essential to the post-war world. Royal Navy carriers fought in the Korean War with the UN fleet, in the debacle at Suez, and in British operations in the last days of Empire, in Malaya, Borneo and Aden. But most famously, they were the key to the Royal Navy''s victory in the Falklands campaign, and they went on to fight in the two Iraq wars.
Illustrated throughout with new profiles of the key carriers and their development, as well as a cutaway of HMS Victorious and superb new illustrations of the carriers in action, this book explains how the Royal Navy''s air power changed throughout the Cold War and beyond. Renowned naval historian Angus Konstam explains how the World War II carriers were rebuilt in a pioneering moderniza
Trade Review
It provides an interesting account covering an unusual story of maritime history. * Ships Monthly *
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT - The post-war carrier force - Conversions and cancellations - Jet-age problems - The carrier’s evolving role - Aircraft FLEET AIR ARM AIRCRAFT, 1945–2010 - Carriers in action SHIP SPECIFICATIONS - Wartime carriers - Post-war carriers FURTHER READING INDEX
