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Discover the enthralling story of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy''s largest ever aircraft carrier and SUBJECT OF THE MAJOR NEW BBC DOCUMENTARY SERIES THE WARSHIP

''Fascinating, often funny and sometimes moving . . . Terrill takes us deep into the bowels of Britain''s biggest warship . . . Exhilarating'' THE TIMES
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65,000 tons. 280 metres long. A flight deck the size of sixty tennis courts. A giant piece of Sovereign British territory that''s home to up to 50 Aircraft. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the biggest ship in the Royal Navy''s history and one of the most ambitious and exacting engineering projects ever undertaken in the UK.

But it''s her ship''s company of 700, alongside an air group of 900 air and ground crew that are Big Lizzie''s beating heart. And How to Build an Aircraft Carrier tells their story.

From before the first steel of her hull was cut, Chris Terrill has enjoyed unprecedented access to Queen E

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Terrill takes us deep into the bowels of Britain's biggest warship . . . Exhilarating * The Times *
Celebrates remarkable feats of engineering. * Telegraph *

How to Build an Aircraft Carrier

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 12 May 2022
      ISBN-13 9781405942522
      978-1405942522
      ISBN-10 1405942525
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      Military History Politics, Philosophy & Society Air forces and warfare

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Discover the enthralling story of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy''s largest ever aircraft carrier and SUBJECT OF THE MAJOR NEW BBC DOCUMENTARY SERIES THE WARSHIP

      ''Fascinating, often funny and sometimes moving . . . Terrill takes us deep into the bowels of Britain''s biggest warship . . . Exhilarating'' THE TIMES
      ________

      65,000 tons. 280 metres long. A flight deck the size of sixty tennis courts. A giant piece of Sovereign British territory that''s home to up to 50 Aircraft. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the biggest ship in the Royal Navy''s history and one of the most ambitious and exacting engineering projects ever undertaken in the UK.

      But it''s her ship''s company of 700, alongside an air group of 900 air and ground crew that are Big Lizzie''s beating heart. And How to Build an Aircraft Carrier tells their story.

      From before the first steel of her hull was cut, Chris Terrill has enjoyed unprecedented access to Queen E

      Trade Review
      Terrill takes us deep into the bowels of Britain's biggest warship . . . Exhilarating * The Times *
      Celebrates remarkable feats of engineering. * Telegraph *

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