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Illustrious
A vivid picture of life aboard a great carrier in wartime, as seen through the eyes of some of her crew. The Illustrious was true to her name. She was in the glory of Taranto where the Italian fleet was crippled by the Fleet Air Arm and later she was in the hell of dive-bombing attacks that sent her limping into Malta more dead than alive.
H.M.S. Illustrious was the might, majesty, dominion and power of the great carrier task-forces that paved the way for victory at sea.
H.M.S. Illustrious was the might, majesty, dominion and power of the great carrier task-forces that paved the way for victory at sea.
173 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1955
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June 2, 2022
A book which follows the entire service from the building of, to its service during World War Two and its decommissioning of HMS Illustrious. The book describes the nature of its exploits from the various battles it took part in and mainly mentioning the aircrew that flew off of its flight deck and took part in daring raids etc,.
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