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The British Pacific Fleet: The Royal Navy´s Most Powerful Strike Force
David Hobbs
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Description for The British Pacific Fleet: The Royal Navy´s Most Powerful Strike Force
Paperback. New paperback edition of the major study of the greatest British naval achievement of the war Num Pages: 480 pages, 200 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 689.
In August 1944 the British Pacific Fleet did not exist. Six months later it was strong enough to launch air attacks on Japanese territory, and by the end of the war it constituted the most powerful force in the history of the Royal Navy, fighting as professional equals alongside the US Navy in the thick of the action. How this was achieved by a nation nearing exhaustion after five years of conflict is a story of epic proportions in which ingenuity, diplomacy and dogged persistence all played a part. As much a political as a technical triumph, the BPF was ... Read more
In August 1944 the British Pacific Fleet did not exist. Six months later it was strong enough to launch air attacks on Japanese territory, and by the end of the war it constituted the most powerful force in the history of the Royal Navy, fighting as professional equals alongside the US Navy in the thick of the action. How this was achieved by a nation nearing exhaustion after five years of conflict is a story of epic proportions in which ingenuity, diplomacy and dogged persistence all played a part. As much a political as a technical triumph, the BPF was ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
688g
Number of Pages
462
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781526702838
SKU
V9781526702838
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-10
About David Hobbs
DAVID HOBBS, after serving in the Royal Navy as a pilot for 33 years, became the Curator of the Fleet Air Arm Museum for a further eight. He has since established himself as an authoritative writer and journalist on naval aviation topics, with more than twenty highly regarded books to his name. The most recent of these was The British ... Read more
Reviews for The British Pacific Fleet: The Royal Navy´s Most Powerful Strike Force
...A modern classic of naval history... a must read for Australian naval professionals and an important source for those interested in naval operations in the 21st century... - Australian Naval Institute