Weapons of World War II

That's TV (MCR)

4:55 PM to 5:25 PM

Tuesday 15 April

Share

Add to
Calendar

+

The crucial part played by aircraft carriers in the war, first developed by the Royal Navy at the end of the First World War to supersede battleships. After a successful British carrier-based attack on the Italian fleet, the Japanese resorted to the tactic of wreaking havoc on Pearl Harbour - only to face devastating retaliation from the US, who ended the war in an unrivalled position of maritime dominance