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History of War
|Issue 145
THE BATTLE THAT CHANGED THE SHAPE OF SHIPS
NAVAL ARCHITECT DAVID GILES TAKES THE READER ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THE DARK CORRIDORS OF POLITICAL AND MILITARY POWER TO EVENTUAL COURTROOM VICTORY
David Giles has the outstanding ability to explain complex scientific concepts with eloquent simplicity. Completing his national service as a submarine officer, he learnt aircraft design with the De Havilland company, before developing a successful partnership with Peter Thornycroft, grandson of the naval architect Sir John Thornycroft.
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