Last Resting Place

Author Martin Lawrence discusses the Tyne-built aircraft carriers Hermes, Eagle and Courageous lost in World War 2.

Martin Lawrence presents his book Last Resting Place, telling the story of three Royal Navy aircraft carriers built on the River Tyne and lost during World War 2. HMS Hermes and HMS Eagle were built at Elswick and HMS Courageous at the Walker Naval Yard, and the talk covers their service and the Royal Navy's early thinking on air power. The event is a live, one-hour talk at the Lit & Phil.