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HMS London- From Fighting Sail to the Arctic Convoys & Tomorrow Wars
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P1286.0
P1286
The epic story includes: an ill-fated encounter between wooden wall battleships off Chesapeake in 1781 - whose result arguably lost Britain its American colonies; the hell of the Gallipoli landings in the First World War; the disastrous PQ17 convoy of the Second World War; a valiant foray into the teeth of communist Chinese fire during the 1940s Yangtze Incident; leading the British naval task group in Operation Desert Storm; sailing into the Arctic on a mission to end the Cold War at sea as the 1991 hard-liners’ coup in Moscow collapsed. This new edition offers enhanced and new imagery in addition to other fresh material, including a young officer’s part in the climactic events of the Second World War in East Asia. A new final chapter looks at the next HMS London, which will be a futuristic City Class (Type 26) submarine hunter. It also considers the missions the new London will face amid great power rivalry on the oceans that sees an increasingly volatile face-off between the West and Russia with China.
Stock Code | P1286.0 |
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Author | Ballantyne I |
ISBN13 | 9781399012867 |
Format | Softback |
Height(mm) | 235 |
Width(mm) | 170 |
Page Count | 280 |
Publication Date | 30 Jul 2022 |
Publication Status | Out of print |
Publisher | PEN & SWORD |
Record last updated | 19/09/2023 |