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A history of the Royal Navy : World War II / Duncan Redford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Redford, Duncan, author.
- Series:
- A history of the Royal Navy series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Royal Navy--History--20th century.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Royal Navy--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, British.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (316 p.)
- Other Title:
- History of the Royal Navy, World War II
- Place of Publication:
- London : I.B. Tauris, [2014]
- Summary:
- "The Royal Navy's operations in World War II started on 3 September 1939 and continued until the surrender of Japan in August 1945 - there was no 'phoney war' at sea. The navy played a central role in the evacuation of the retreating British army at Dunkirk, and later orchestrated the sinking of Germany's mighty battleship and Hitler's pride, the Bismarck. Without the Royal Navy's attention to the defence of Britain's seaborne trade - especially in the struggle against German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic - there would not have been food for the country, fuel for the RAF's operations or supplies to keep the army fighting in Europe, North Africa and the Far East. Yet the outstanding naval contribution to Britain's survival and eventual victory came at a heavy cost in terms of ships and to the men who had to face not just the violence of the enemy, but also the violence of the sea. This book argues that World War II was, effectively, a maritime war; it was the Royal Navy's war."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Opening moves: Home waters and the Atlantic September 1939-June 1940
- Chapter 2 Home waters and the Atlantic July 1940-December 1941
- Chapter 3 Mediterranean June/July 1940-December 1941
- Chapter 4 Far East December 1941-Jan 1944
- Chapter 5 Home waters and the Atlantic January 1942- VE day
- Chapter 6 Mediterranean January 1942-VE day
- Chapter 7 The British Pacific Fleet Epilogue Demobilisation and after.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-221) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780755618668
- 0755618661
- 9780857735058
- 0857735055
- OCLC:
- 881415557
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