Naval Battles of the Second World War: The Atlantic and the Mediterranean [Hardcover]

The Second World War was a truly global conflict and maritime power played a major role in every theater of operations. Land campaigns depended on supplies transported by sea, and victory or defeat depended on the outcome of naval battles. So Leo Marriotts highly illustrated two-volume account of the struggle sets naval actions in the wider strategic context as well as giving graphic accounts of what happened in each engagement.This first volume concentrates on the Royal Navys confrontation with the ships and submarines of the German Kriegsmarine during the Battle of the Atlantic, the Arctic convoys and the struggle across the Mediterranean against the Italian navyto supply the opposing armies in North Africa. The Battle of the River Plate, the pursuit of the Bismarck, the PQ17 convoy to the Soviet Union and Operation Pedestal, the most famous convoy sent to relieve Malta, are among the episodes described in vivid detail and illustrated with a selection of striking photographs.This concise but wide-ranging introduction to the naval war emphasizes the sheer scale of the conflict in every sea and shows the direct impact of each naval battle on the course of the war.This concise but wide-ranging introduction to the naval war emphasizes the sheer scale of the conflict in every sea and shows the direct impact of each naval battle on the course of the war.Highly illustrated account of the major naval battles fought in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during the Second World WarSets naval actions in their strategic context and describes clearly and concisely what happened in each engagementFeatures the Battle of the River Plate, the Battle of the Atlantic, the pursuit of the Bismarck, the PQ17 Arctic convoy and the Operation Pedestal convoy to MaltaOver 100 wartime photographs, plus mapsThe first of two volumes covering the world-wide war at sea ...a launching point for learning about the war at sea during World War II... GB