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Based on the "The War at Sea"
by Gordon Smith, published by
Ian Allan 1989 |
"an invaluable reference book
on the war at sea .... as well
as an informative guide to
naval strategy", Lloyds List
"enormously
helpful and a great
time-saver" .... "I only
wish it had come out about
four years ago" - John
Terraine, Sunday Telegraph
"...
a remarkable book. ... For
the researcher or
professional reader, "The
War at Sea" will be
invaluable. The general
reader .... will benefit
from having the whole
picture explained .... and
.... from the simplicity and
conciseness of the
information and its
presentation" - Ships
Monthly
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Photographs
are mainly courtesy of Steve
Johnson of
Cyberheritage
(CH), Maurice & Paul
Whiteing, HMS
Indomitable images
(M/PW), Michael
Pocock of
Maritime
Quest (MQ),
David Page of
NavyPhotos
(NP), Peter Swarbrick
of Ships
Pictures (SP), plus
Franklin
D Roosevelt Library
(FDR), US Naval Historical
Centre (US), US
Library of Congress (LC)
and their contributors. (Each
image is acknowledged by the
abbreviation for the main
source and name of the
individual contributor if
appropriate). My thanks to all
of them. |
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Type of Warfare, Major
Navies and Theatres: |
Background |
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Naval
& Military Technology |
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Atom
Bombs, Codes, Conferences,
Politics, Rockets, War
Crimes |
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| Types
of Warfare/and
Navies |
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Aircraft
Carrier
Warfare
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Amphibious
Operations |
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Actions involving Coastal,
Inshore and Special Naval
Warfare |
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Actions involving Mine
Warfare and Mine Vessels |
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British
Navy
at Beginning and End of
World War 2 |
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Royal
Navy
Battle Honours - linked to
campaign summaries |
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British
Submarines
at War |
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United
States Navy prepares for
War, 1939-1941
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German
Surface
Navy at War |
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German
U-boats
at War
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Italian
Navy
at War
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| THEATRES |
| Atlantic
& Arctic |
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Atlantic
&
Europe at the Start
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Battle
of the Atlantic - Battles
& Warship Losses |
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Battle
of the Atlantic -
Development |
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Russian
Convoys |
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| Western
& Eastern Europe |
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Western
Europe
1939-June 1944 |
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Norway,
including the Norwegian
Campaign 1940 |
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Battles
of Britain |
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Eastern
Europe & Russian Front |
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Normandy
Landings, June 1944 |
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Western
Europe, June 1944-1945,
incl. South of France
Landings |
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| Mediterranean
area |
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Mediterranean,
East Africa & Near East
at the Start
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Balkans,
Greece & Crete, incl.
1943 British Aegean Campaign |
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East
Africa, Red Sea, Near East |
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North
African Campaigns, incl.
French North African
Landings |
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British
Navy in the Mediterranean,
incl. Malta Convoys
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Italian
Campaign, incl. Sicily,
Salerno & Anzio Landings |
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South of France, and
Landings, August 1944 |
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| Indian
& Pacific Oceans |
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Indian
&
Pacific Oceans at the Start
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Japanese
Conquests |
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Indian
Ocean
& SE Asia, incl Burma |
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Pacific
Ocean
Campaigns |
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Australian,
British
& New Zealand Navies in
the Pacific |
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Each
Summary
is complete in its own right.
The same information may
therefore be found in a number
of related summaries e.g.
"U-boats at War" in "Battle of
the Atlantic"; "British
Submarines" in "Royal Navy in
the Mediterranean" etc.
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