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During the past century, the Royal Navy and its support services at
Portsmouth dockyard have experienced a pace of change not seen
since the fifteenth century. This book examines the impact of that
change on the ships, buildings and personnel of the naval base. The
dockyard has evolved continually as a support service, reinventing
itself in response to changing social, economic and political
circumstances. The authors look at the dockyard's role in times of
conflict, from the First World War to the 1991 Gulf War, and
consider the effects of privatisation and cutbacks. Portsmouth is
now ready to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century when
it will be the Royal Navy's premier base. Richly illustrated with
photographs from the Royal Naval Museum and Historic Dockyard
collections and exclusive, newly-commissioned photographs, Home of
the Fleet will appeal to anyone who is interested in Britain's
naval heritage.
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