Invincibles

Older readers will recall that the Invincibles were at one stage called “Through-Deck Command Cruisers” or just “Through-Deck Cruisers” in order to hoodwink ignorant anti-British Labour backbenchers into thinking the UK was abandoning aircraft carriers altogether and with it any suggestion of an Imperial or post-Imperial global reach for the Royal Navy.

New Carriers Boost for Royal Navy 2007

Older readers will recall that the Invincibles were at one stage called “Through-Deck Command Cruisers” or just “Through-Deck Cruisers” in order to hoodwink ignorant anti-British Labour backbenchers into thinking the UK was abandoning aircraft carriers altogether and with it any suggestion of an Imperial or post-Imperial global reach for the Royal Navy.

Archive 2007-07-22 2007

In Dublin on May 6, 1882, members of a paramilitary splinter group called the Invincibles murdered them with surgical knives in broad daylight at the gates of Phoenix Park, the seat of British authority.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

In Dublin on May 6, 1882, members of a paramilitary splinter group called the Invincibles murdered them with surgical knives in broad daylight at the gates of Phoenix Park, the seat of British authority.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

In Dublin on May 6, 1882, members of a paramilitary splinter group called the Invincibles murdered them with surgical knives in broad daylight at the gates of Phoenix Park, the seat of British authority.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

The northerner waved his sword and called the Invincibles cowards, daring them to come back.

The Fire In His Hands Cook, Glen 1984

"Basket-ball team Number one -- known as the Invincibles will hold a business meeting at 10: 30 Saturday morning in the gymnasium."

Hester's Counterpart A Story of Boarding School Life Adele W. [Illustrator] Jones 1895

Invincibles, that is, all who were left alive, stretched flat upon their sides or backs in the orchard.

The Scouts of Stonewall The Story of the Great Valley Campaign 1890

Five signings made before the transfer window closed, while welcomed, have given fans little confidence that Arsenal will win the Premier League, as it has done three times under Wenger, most recently in 2003-4 with an unbeaten team known as the Invincibles.

NYT > Home Page By JERÉ LONGMAN 2011

He toured England with Don Bradman's undefeated 1948 team, dubbed the Invincibles, but did not play a Test.

The Times of India 2010