HMS Ark Royal was the most powerful warship the Royal Navy had ever put to sea.50,000 tons of British Sovereign Territory a floating airfield that was home to 2700 men, a stockpile of nuclear weapons, and the most modern, capable air force in Europe. But by the early seventies, Ark Royal was in the twilight of her career. Only kept in service to help face down the Cold War threat from the powerful Soviet Navy, it seemed Ark would play no further part on the world s stage. hen, in January 1972, intelligence reached Whitehall ...
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HMS Ark Royal was the most powerful warship the Royal Navy had ever put to sea.50,000 tons of British Sovereign Territory a floating airfield that was home to 2700 men, a stockpile of nuclear weapons, and the most modern, capable air force in Europe. But by the early seventies, Ark Royal was in the twilight of her career. Only kept in service to help face down the Cold War threat from the powerful Soviet Navy, it seemed Ark would play no further part on the world s stage. hen, in January 1972, intelligence reached Whitehall that British Honduras now Belize was threatened with imminent invasion. To defend the colony Britain s response had to be immediate and unequivocal.And Ark Royal offered the only effective means of preventing the little Central American country being overrun by battle-hardened, US-trained Guatemalan paratroops.But to do so the old carrier would first have to endure a destructive, high-speed 1500 mile dash across the Atlantic towards the Gulf of Mexico. Only then would it be possible to execute an audacious, record-breaking plan to launch a pair of Buccaneers on an extraordinary and unprecedented long-range mission. It was an operation loaded with diffi
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Add this copy of Phoenix Squadron to cart. $21.37, very good condition, Sold by Alpha 2 Omega Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southampton, HANTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2009 by Bantam Press.
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Near fine. Near fine condition. Bantam Press, 2009. First UK edition-4th printing(4 6 8 10 9 7 5). Large format paperback(two small scratches and nicks on the cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour, b/w photos, maps. Nice and clean pages as new but with a couple of creases on the edges of the pages.421pp including Author's note, postscript, glossary, bibliography, appendices 1 and 2, index. Heavy book.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
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