The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean: Vol.I: September 1939 - October 1940

The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean: Vol.I: September 1939 - October 1940
ISBN-10
1135281548
ISBN-13
9781135281540
Category
History
Pages
216
Language
English
Published
2013-07-04
Publisher
Routledge
Author
David Brown

Description

This volume deals with the first 15 months of the Mediterranean Campaign including the preparations for war, the effect of the entry of Italy into the war in June, 1940, the tragic actions against the French Fleet, and the achievement of British command of the sea, which was the defining factor for all subsequent Mediterranean operations. It ends with the first Mediterranean convoy battle to run supplies from Gibraltar to Alexandria - Operation Hat.

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