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title: "British Aircraft Carriers: Design, Development and Service Histories Hardcover – Illustrated, January 15, 2014"
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# British Aircraft Carriers: Design, Development and Service Histories Hardcover – Illustrated, January 15, 2014

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## Customer Reviews

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    Impressive!
  

*by C***G on Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2014*

This is a striking book, providing superb coverage of a century of development. Hobbs knows his stuff (he flew with Fleet Air Arm before becoming a naval historian) and has gathered an impressive illustration package to support an authoritative text. The topic is an important one far beyond the Royal Navy, for the British pioneered many aspects of carrier construction and operation: the angled deck, steam catapults, armored decks, indeed the first ship in the world designed from the keel up to be an aircraft carrier (HMS Hermes which, ironically, became the only British carrier lost to air attack).An added attraction is the inclusion of several fold-out ship profiles reproduced from Admiralty files. While not cheap, I'd argue this is the best of the fairly narrow shelf of books devoted to the topic (most of them out of print).  The author pulls no punches--he clearly is NOT an admirer of British politicians who have often interfered (as he sees it) with the orderly development of carriers over the years. Changing government priorities often ran rampant with projects already planned and underway. Few British carriers lasted as long as their American compatriots.The book is clearly laid out, with chapters arranged chronologically by carrier class, providing clear profile diagrams, a summation of descriptive data, and brief surveys of their operational careers. Several appendices and a solid bibliography are helpful as well. So are several very useful discussions comparing British carriers with those of other nations at the same time. So there is far more here than "merely" British carriers.I strongly recommend this volume--solid content, clear illustrations, and handsomely produced. You won't be sorry.

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    A Very Highly Recommended Read; Won't Disappoint!
  

*by B***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2015*

Being a veteran reader of the New Vanguard series, I was initially quite skeptical of buying a relatively pricey book on the British aircraft carriers while other books such as the "Nimitz-Class" were so good.I am very glad to say that I was not dissapointed. Yes the price is a bit much, but it is obvious that the author has spent many years gathering information and figuring out how to organize it in a way that is understandable to the reader.The information covered is very detailed and the relatively rare pictures are also appreciated. The author even goes so far as to mention the designs that were never brought to life, insight into the F-35 program, and the future of the British Aircraft Carriers. Mr. Hobbs is also not afraid to talk about the limitations of each of the aircraft carriers, which is very welcome (many authors tend to merely focus on the strengths and never weaknesses).Overall, I highly recommend this book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Awesome quality, fine printing, excellent content
  

*by L***I on Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2021*

I'm very impressed with the quality of the content of another book by this prolific author. Amazed, to be honest.

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