<p>The Britain that emerged from WW2 was very different from the one that entered it.  As is often the case the victors pay a heavy price for what is often a short-lived triumph.  Now effectively bankrupt and in hoc to the Americans, the second half of the 20th century for the British would be in large part defined by trying to keep up imperial pretensions on a budget with V-bombers and oddly named nuclear devices</p>

The Britain that emerged from WW2 was very different from the one that entered it. As is often the case the victors pay a heavy price for what is often a short-lived triumph. Now effectively bankrupt and in hoc to the Americans, the second half of the 20th century for the British would be in large part defined by trying to keep up imperial pretensions on a budget with V-bombers and oddly named nuclear devices

<p>The Britain that emerged from WW2 was very different from the one that entered it. &nbsp;As is often the case the victors pay a heavy price for what is often a short-lived triumph. &nbsp;Now effectively bankrupt and in hoc to the Americans, the second half of the 20th century for the British would be in large part defined by trying to keep up imperial pretensions on a budget with V-bombers and oddly named nuclear devices</p>

The Decline and Fall of the British Aircraft Industry Part 2

History is a myth agreed upon and Binge Thinking History treads that fine line between fact and myth, although as we know they are often so blurred it’s impossible to tell the difference.

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The Decline and Fall of the British Aircraft Industry Part 2