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Struggle for the Middle Sea : the great navies at war in the Mediterranean theater, 1940-1945 / Vincent P. O'Hara.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Hara, Vincent P., 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Mediterranean Sea.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations.
- Mediterranean Sea--History, Naval--20th century.
- Mediterranean Sea.
- Great Britain. Royal Navy--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- Great Britain.
- France. Marine--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- France.
- Italy. Regia Marina--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- Italy.
- Germany. Kriegsmarine--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- Germany.
- United States. Navy--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (361 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Mediterranean is the maritime crossroads where Europe, Asia, and Africa meet. More major naval actions were fought there than in the Atlantic or Pacific yet remarkably little has been written about the subject. This fresh study of the Mediterranean's naval war analyzes the actions and performances of the five major navies--British, Italian, French, German, and American--during the entire five-year campaign and examines the national imperatives that drove each nation's maritime strategy.Struggle for the Middle Sea provides a history of the entire campaign from all perspectives and covers Ge
- Contents:
- Table of Contents; List of Tables and Illustrations ; Acknowledgments; Introduction ; 1. The Eve of War: June 1940 ; 2. The Defeat of France; 3. Italy's Parallel War ; 4. No Quick Peace; 5. Enter the Germans: Winter 1941; 6. The Red Sea: 1940-41; 7. A Close-Run Thing: Spring 1941; 8. France Defends the Empire; 9. The Convoy War Intensifies: Summer and Fall 1941; 10. The Axis Resurgent: 1942; 11. The Allies Resurgent: Torch to Tunis; 12. The Italian Armistice; 13. Germany's War: 1943-45; Conclusion ; Abbreviations ; Notes; Bibliography ; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-308) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-59114-196-6
- 1-61251-408-1
- OCLC:
- 852757510
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