Few realized the perilous situation of British naval power in the waning months of 1941. The crippling of U.S. strength at Pearl Harbor in December was the black climax to a situation already so dark that the Admiralty never dared reveal it. Last week the story was finally told by First Lord of the Admiralty A.V. Alexander.
The great carrier Ark Royal, the cruiser Sydney and the battleship Barham were destroyed within eleven days in November 1941. On Dec. 7 came the U.S. disaster at Pearl Harbor, three days later the sinking of the battleship Prince of...
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