Operation Paper Tiger - Britain's Useless Aircraft Carriers

Britain has two enormous aircraft carriers. Sounds good? But in reality Britain can't afford to protect them, crew them or provide them with enough aircraft they were designed to accommodate. Recently, HMS Prince of Wales was sent to the Arctic to try and frighten the Russians, but Operation Firecrest was a complete farce and should have been named Operation Paper Tiger. Find out the story here and the story of how and why we ended up with two ruinously expensive white elephant aircraft carriers. Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe... Help support my channel: https://www.paypal.me/markfeltonprodu...   / markfeltonproductions   Disclaimer: All opinions and comments expressed in the 'Comments' section do not reflect the opinions of Mark Felton Productions. All opinions and comments should contribute to the dialogue. Mark Felton Productions does not condone written attacks, insults, racism, sexism, extremism, violence or otherwise questionable comments or material in the 'Comments' section, and reserves the right to delete any comment violating this rule or to block any poster from the channel. Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress