Task Force
By (Author) John Parker
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Book Publishing
10th June 2004
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Special and elite forces
359.00941
Paperback
384
Width 110mm, Height 173mm, Spine 25mm
216g
The Royal Navy at the start of the twenty-first century had undergone the most remarkable transformation. The Fleet is today the smallest since the start of the Napoleonic wars as surface vessels are no longer viable as a principal line of defence. That preserve is now in the hands of Britain's nuclear-armed submarine fleet, well chronicled in The Silent Service and the Air Force, as outlined in Strike Command. This book will complete the triangle of our essential military might, telling the story of today's sea-going ultra-mobile, rapid reaction, missile- and aircraft-carrying task force. John Parker includes personal interviews from the men and women who have served in the Senior Service to bring his story vividly to life.
John Parker, a journalist and former Fleet Street editor, has undertaken many investigative projects in his writing career with topics ranging from the Mafia to Northern Ireland.