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The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean
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This work covers a difficult period of the war for the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet. It covers the destruction of the Italian Fleet at Taranto by naval aircraft from the carrier Illustrious, an...
This work covers a difficult period of the war for the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet. It covers the destruction of the Italian Fleet at Taranto by naval aircraft from the carrier Illustrious, and the entry of the German Luftwaffe into the theatre with their attack on Illustrious in 1941.
Details
- Creator
- [G.A. Titterton] ; with an introduction by David Brown
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- London ; Portland, Or. : Whitehall History Pub. in association with Frank Cass, 2001-2002
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (397 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781136341205, 113634120X, 0714651796, 9780714652054, 9781283970419, 1138985554, 1283970414, 1136341277, 0714652059, 020304570X, 9781136341274, 9780203045701
- OCLC
- ocn843045043, ocn829461712, ocn828738530
- Vol. 1 originally appeared as a classified document in 1952 prepared by G.A. Titterton for the Historical Section of the Admiralty.
- Vol. 2, published in 1957, was the 2nd in a series which originally was intended to comprise four vols., of which only two were published.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Cover; THE ROYAL NAVY AND THE MEDITERRANEAN VOLUME II: November 1940-December 1941; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword by Admiral Sir Nigel Essenhigh, First Sea Lord; Introduction to the new edition by David Brown; Mediterranean Volume II:; Preface; Contents; Illustrations; Figures and Plans; Abbreviations; Phase I: AIR AND SEA POWER, November 1940 to June 1941; Chapter 1: Fighting at sea in both halves of the Mediterranean, November 1940; Chapter 2: Fighting on land, at sea and in the air: Cyrenaica, convoys and bombardments, December 1940 to February 1941
- Chapter 3: Axis forces attack in the Balkans and Cyrenaica, February to April 1941Chapter 4: Withdrawal from Crete, advance into Iraq and Syria, April to June 1941; Phase II: SUPPORT TO THE ARMY, June to December 1941; Chapter 5: Stalemate in the Western Desert, June and July 1941; Chapter 6: Attacks on the enemy's pipe-line, August, September 1941; Chapter 7: Preparing for assault in the desert, October, November 1941; Chapter 8: Advance into Cyrenaica, December 1941; Appendices (A-G); Bibliography; Index; Plans (1-19) and Maps (1-8)