The US Navy and the war in Europe / Robert C. Stern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stern, Robert C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--History--20th century.

United States.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Atlantic Ocean--Atlantic Ocean.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Mediterranean Sea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, England : Seaforth Publishing, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although the defeat of Japan was the US Navy's greatest contribution to the Second World War, it also played a significant role in the battle against Hitler. Even before Germany declared war in 1941, US naval vessels were actively engaged in Atlantic convoy battles, and suffered their first casualties long before the Pearl Harbor attack formally pitched America into the conflict. Thereafter the US Navy immediately sent reinforcements to the over-stretched Royal Navy, taking part in attacks on German-occupied Norway, flying aircraft to Malta and Egypt from its carriers and adding protection to

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Photo credits; Introduction; Abbreviations; 1 A 'Queer Idea of Neutrality' September 1939-November 1940; 2 Just Short of War November 1940-December 1941; 3 The Learning Curve December 1941-September 1942; 4 Friends & Enemies: The Landings in North Africa October 1942-November 1942; 5 Climax in the Atlantic November 1942-0ctober 1943; 6 Into the Middle Sea November 1942-May 1944; 7 Assaulting Fortress Europe August 1942-April 1945; 8 Finishing the Job in the Atlantic November 1943-May 1945; Postscript; Appendix A; Appendix B; Sources; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 26, 2014).

ISBN:

9781473820203

1473820200

9781473800885

1473800889