ALEXANDER CLARKE’s background includes a PhD in War Studies from King’s College London, where he studied as part of the Laughton Naval History Unit, under the supervision of Prof Andrew Lambert, as well as a family history of service in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II, and a father who was a naval architect. This is his first book and is a product of more recent research focusing on Tribal class destroyers, on their impact on the Royal Navy, and on how the RN adapted to a changing world.