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A History of the Royal Navy: World War II
Duncan Redford
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Description for A History of the Royal Navy: World War II
Hardback. This book argues that World War II was, effectively, a maritime war; it was the Royal Navy's war. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 bw integrated, 16 colour in 8pp plates, 2-3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780765464
SKU
V9781780765464
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Ref
99-1
About Duncan Redford
Duncan Redford is Senior Research Fellow in Modern Naval History at the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN). He previously held a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellowships at the Centre for Maritime Historical Studies, University of Exeter and is the author of The Submarine: A Cultural History from the Great War to Nuclear Combat (I.B.Tauris).
Reviews for A History of the Royal Navy: World War II
'A concise and compelling one-volume account of the Royal Navy in WWII by a talented historian.' Joe Maiolo, author of Cry Havoc: How the Arms Race Drove the World to War 1931-1941 'The tale of the Royal Navy in the Second World War is one that deserves to be told; and this book tells it exceptionally well. ... Read more