Description
Product ID: | 9781849080798 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | New Vanguard |
Title: | British Aircraft Carriers 1939-45 |
Authors: | Author: Angus Konstam, Tony Bryan |
Page Count: | 48 |
Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, History, Second World War, Military vehicles, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Second World War, Military & naval ships, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating With war against Germany looming, Britain pushed forward its carrier program in the late 1930s. In 1938, the Royal Navy launched the HMS Ark Royal, its first-ever purpose-built aircraft carrier. This book tells the story of the small, but resilient, carriers and the crucial role they played in the British war effort. In August 1917, at the height of the First World War, a small biplane landed on the makeshift flight deck of HMS Furious - the first ever carrier landing in aviation history. This small act ushered in a new era. Two decades later, when Britain stood on the brink of another World War, the Royal Navy had a small fleet of aircraft carriers, with several more nearing completion. When war came the newly-formed Fleet Air Arm would demonstrate that what it lacked in modern equipment, it made up for in skill and daring. |
Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2010-07-10 |