David Hobbs 
The British Carrier Strike Fleet After 1945 [EPUB ebook] 

As a follow-up to the highly regarded
British Pacific Fleet, David Hobbs looks at the post-World War II fortunes of the most powerful fleet in the Royal Navy—its decline in the face of diminishing resources, its final fall at the hands of ignorant politicians, and its recent resurrection in the form of the
Queen Elizabeth class carriers, the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy. Despite prophecies that nuclear weapons would make conventional forces obsolete, British carrier-borne aircraft were almost continuously employed. The Royal Navy faced new challenges in places like Korea, Egypt, and the Persian Gulf. During these trials the Royal Navy invented techniques and devices crucial to modern carrier operations, pioneering novel forms of warfare tactics for countering insurgency and terrorism. This book combines narratives of poorly understood operations with clear analysis of their strategic and political background. With beautiful illustrations and original research,
British Carrier Strike Fleet tells an important but largely untold story of renewed significance as Britain once again embraces carrier operation.

Über den Autor

David Hobbs served 33 years as a RN pilot. Since retirement he has spent a period as Curator of the Fleet Air Arm Museum and has become the author of many highly regarded books, including
A Century of Naval Aviation (2009) and
The British Pacific Fleet (2011).