Phoenix Squadron - HMS Ark Royal, Britain's last Topguns and the untold story of their most dramatic mission (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Corgi Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2010
Authors:	Rowland White
Dimensions:	198 x 126 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	523
ISBN-13:	978-0-552-15290-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Naval forces & warfare Promotions
LSN:	0-552-15290-0
Barcode:	9780552152907

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