{"product_id":"9780552152907-phoenix-squadron-b","title":"Phoenix Squadron","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHMS Ark Royal, Britain's last Topguns and the untold story of their most dramatic mission\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanuary 1972: the tiny outpost of British Honduras is threatened with imminent invasion by battle-hardened, US-trained Guatemalan paratroops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanuary 1972: the tiny outpost of British Honduras is threatened with imminent invasion by battle-hardened, US-trained Guatemalan paratroops. Britain's response must be immediate and decisive. But there is only one deterrent the government can offer: HMS Ark Royal, once the Navy's most powerful warship, now a white elephant on the verge of being scrapped.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo save the small colony, she must launch a pair of Buccaneer fighter bombers on an unprecedented long-range mission. But first the old carrier must make a high-speed, 1,500 mile dash across the Atlantic towards the Gulf of Mexico. The odds of arriving in time are very slim indeed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on extensive first-hand accounts and previously unseen, classified documents, Rowland White has pieced together one of the most audacious and thrilling missions of post-war British military history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40585518350433,"sku":"9780552152907","price":11.71,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32338910.jpg?v=1737701229","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780552152907-phoenix-squadron-b","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}