How to Build an Aircraft Carrier - The Incredible Story of Men Women Who Brought Britain s Biggest

The enthralling story of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy''s largest ever warshipbr>br>''Fascinating, often funny and sometimes moving . . . Terrill takes us deep into the bowels of Britain''s biggest warship . . . Exhilarating'' The Timesbr>br>65,000 tons. 280 metres long. A flight deck the size of sixty tennis courts. A giant piece of Sovereign British territory that''s home to up to fifty Aircraft. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the biggest ship in the Royal Navy''s history and one of the most ambitious and exacting engineering projects ever undertaken in the UK.br>br>But it''s her ship''s company of 700, alongside an air group of 900 air and ground crew that are Big Lizzie''s beating heart. And How to Build an Aircraft Carrier tells their story.br>br>From before the first steel of her hull was cut, Chris Terrill has enjoyed unprecedented access to the Queen Elizabeth and the men and women who have brought her to life. From Jerry Kyd, the ship''s inspirational captain, to Cdr Nathan Gray, the first pilot to land Britain''s new stealth jet fighter on her deck, Terrill has won the trust and confidence of the ship''s people.br>br>How to Build an Aircraft Carrier tells the story of Britain at its best: innovative, confident, outward-looking and world-beating.br>br>''A detailed account of the challenges, trials and triumphs on the ship''s progression . . . and a portrait of the men and women who made it happen. [Terrill] writes with affection, humour and understanding'' Telegraph>

Product details

• Authors: Chris Terrill
• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780241400104
• ISBN: 978-0-241-40010-4
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 240 mm x 42 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Military / Aviation, TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / History, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval, Naval forces & warfare, Military vehicles, Air forces & warfare, Military tactics, Air forces and warfare, Military and defence strategy, Sea life and the seashore: general interest, Sea life & the seashore, Modern warfare, Navigation & Seamanship, Ship Design & Naval Architecture, Ship design and naval architecture, Navigation and seamanship