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How to Build an Aircraft Carrier : The incredible story behind HMS...

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Gripping insider's story
Incredible engineering feat
Portrait of naval life
Unprecedented access granted
Behind-the-scenes account
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Discover the enthralling story of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navys largest ever aircraft carrier and SUBJECT OF THE MAJOR NEW BBC DOCUMENTARY SERIES THE WARSHIPFascinating, often funny and sometimes moving . . . Terrill takes us deep into the bowels of Britains biggest warship . . . Exhilarating THE TIMES65,000 tons. 280 metres long. A flight deck the size of sixty tennis courts. A giant piece of Sovereign British territory thats home to up to 50 Aircraft. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the biggest ship in the Royal Navys history and one of the most ambitious and exacting engineering projects ever undertaken in the UK.But its her ships company of 700, alongside an air group of 900 air and ground crew that are Big Lizzies beating heart. And How to Build an Aircraft Carrier tells their story.From before the first steel of her hull was cut, Chris Terrill has enjoyed unprecedented access to Queen Elizabeth and the men and women who have brought her to life. From Jerry Kyd, the ships inspirational Captain to Lt Cdr Nathan Grey, the first pilot to land Britains new stealth jet fighter on her deck, Terrill has won the trust and confidence of the ships people.How to Build an Aircraft Carrier tells the story of Britain at its best innovative, confident, outwardlooking and world beating.A detailed account of the challenges, trials and triumphs on the ships progression . . . and a portrait of the men and women who made it happen. [Terrill] writes with affection, humour and...

SKU: M9781405942522
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Binding: Paperback;480 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: HBW; Weight: 482 g; Dimensions: 135 x 338 x 40

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