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British Aircraft Carriers 1945-2010

Angus Konstam

In 1945 the Royal Navy had the second-largest carrier fleet in the world, but faced the huge challenge of adapting to the jet age, with an austere budget and global responsibilities. This book explains how the Royal Navy’s air power changed radically through the Cold War and beyond. A pioneering modernisation programme for the wartime

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