January 1972: the tiny outpost of British Honduras is threatened with imminent invasion by battle-hardened, US-trained Guatemalan paratroops. Britain's response must be immediate and decisive. But there is only one deterrent the government can offer: HMS Ark Royal, once the Navy's most powerful warship, now a white elephant on the verge of being scrapped.To save the small colony, she must launch a pair of Buccaneer fighter bombers on an unprecedented long-range mission. But first the old carrier must make a high-speed, 1,500 mile dash across the Atlantic towards the Gulf of Mexico. The odds of arriving in time are very slim indeed...Drawing on extensive first-hand accounts and previously unseen, classified documents, Rowland White has pieced together one of the most audacious and thrilling missions of post-war British military history.
Vorwort
The dramatic true story of Britain's last Top Guns and their most extraordinary mission, from the bestselling author of Vulcan 607
Autorentext
Vorwort
The dramatic true story of Britain's last Top Guns and their most extraordinary mission, from the bestselling author of Vulcan 607
Autorentext
Rowland White is the author of five critically acclaimed works of aviation history: Vulcan 607, Phoenix Squadron, Storm Front, Into the Black, and most recently Harrier 809, as well as a compendium of aviation, The Big Book of Flight. Born and brought up in Cambridge, he studied Modern History at Liverpool University. In 2014 he launched Project Cancelled to produce apparel inspired by the best in aviation, space and other cool stuff. Find it at projectcancelled.com
For more information on Rowland White and his books visit his website at rowlandwhite.com or find him on Twitter at @rowlandwhite
Titel
Phoenix Squadron
Untertitel
HMS Ark Royal, Britain's last Topguns and the untold story of their most dramatic mission
Autor
EAN
9781446422397
ISBN
978-1-4464-2239-7
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
30.06.2011
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
2.38 MB
Anzahl Seiten
528
Jahr
2011
Untertitel
Englisch
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