NAVAL BATTLES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR: The Atlantic and the Mediterranean -- Volume 1

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Heavily illustrated two-volume account of the naval struggle in WWII 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. Sets naval actions in the wider strategic context as well as giving graphic accounts of what happened in each engagement.

Volume 1 concentrates on the Royal Navy's 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 navy.