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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This volume deals with the first 15 months of the Mediterranean Campaign including the preparations for war and the entry of Italy into the war on 10th June 1940.
The books are superbly produced ... surprisingly readable ... Indispensable in their various ways, these two works are needed by all responsible librariesThe Naval Review
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ISBN
9780714651798
Publisert
2002-02-27
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
680 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
189 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Antall sider
264
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