Weapons of World War II

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4:20 PM to 4:45 PM

Thursday 30 January

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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