The Royal Navy and German Naval Disarmament 1942-1947 [Paperback]

After the bitter lessons of German self-disarmament in 1919, Britain was far more alert and focused when it came to overseeing the disarmament of Germany's naval forces after World War II. This book shows how well-prepared the British were second time around.Choice -

Madsen, a young Canadian scholar, has made excellent use of US, Canadian, British, and German archives in this fresh, detailed look at one aspect of the German surrender in May 1945 .



The Northern Mariner

...this is a well researched and valuable work which should be read by naval and Cold War historians alike.



The International History Review

A most authoritative and, mercifully, readable study about the extinguishing of an old enemy.



War in History,2000

Madsen s case is built with care and on a solid corpus of research; the presentation is lucid and the argument cogent.



Canadian Journal of History,Aug 00

an impressive start for a young scholarThis book examines the formulation and the implementation of the Royal Navy's policy towards German naval disarmament after the Second World War.USCopyright ? 1998 Chris Madsen