In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the British Isles, facing the great danger posed by the many German warships, such as the Admiral Graf Spee, which are scouring the ocean for cargo ships to sink.

Thousands of British sailors died in the Battle of Jutland. It has been plagued by controversy ever since. This Secret History film joins a landmark expedition to uncover the truth about the battle.

战列巡洋舰是在世界海军史上短暂出现却又红极一时的著名舰种，它结合了战列舰的火力和巡洋舰的速度，具有修长的舰体和美观的外形。作为最早建造战列巡洋舰的国家，英国皇家海军拥有过世界上数量最多也最著名的战列巡洋舰，它们在两次世界大战中发挥过重要的作用。 从第 一艘“无敌”号战列巡洋舰到最后的“胡德”号，本书聚焦英国战列巡洋舰的兴衰，详细介绍了曾经装备过或出口过的各型战列巡洋舰的舰型情况和服役情况，以及福克兰之战、赫尔戈兰湾海战、多格尔沙洲之战、日德兰海战等两次世界大战中关键的海上战役。

David Hobbs looks at the post-World War II fortunes of the most powerful fleet in the Royal Navy--its decline in the face of diminishing resources, its final fall at the hands of ignorant politicians, and its recent resurrection in the form of the Queen Elizabeth class carriers, the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy. Despite prophecies that nuclear weapons would make conventional forces obsolete, British carrier-borne aircraft were almost continuously employed. This book combines narratives of poorly understood operations with clear analysis of their strategic and political background. With beautiful illustrations and original research, British Carrier Strike Fleet tells an important but largely untold story of renewed significance as Britain once again embraces carrier operation.