The British Pacific Fleet - Foundations to First Strikes
Claim your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here: https://sponsr.is/magellantv_drachini.... Start your free trial TODAY or give an amazing gift for a limited time. Today we take a look at the start of the British Pacific Fleet, an oft-forgotten aspect of WW2 in the Pacific. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:00 - British Pacific Strategy in the Interwar Period 00:04:39 - Early WW2 for the RN in the Pacific 00:06:24 - The situation in 1944 00:19:22 - The fleet starts to form 00:26:57 - New carrier paradigm 00:29:45 - First operations Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Paci... https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Paci... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Forgotten-Fl... https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Paci... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sumatra-1944... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eastern-Flee... Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B... Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - / drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachini... Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? / discord 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
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