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A bold and authoritative maritime history of World War II which takes a fully international perspective and challenges our existing understanding Command of the oceans was crucial to winning World War II. By the start of 1942 Nazi Germany had conquered mainland Europe, and Imperial Japan had overrun Southeast Asia and much of the Pacific. How could Britain and distant America prevail in what had become a war of continents ? In this definitive account, Evan Mawdsley traces events at sea from the first U-boat operations in 1939 to the surrender of Japan. He argues that the Allied counterattack involved not just decisive sea battles, but a long struggle to control shipping arteries and move armies across the sea. Covering all the major actions in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as well as those in the narrow seas, this book interweaves for the first time the endeavors of the maritime forces of the British Empire, the United States, Germany, and Japan, as well as those of France, Italy, and Russia.Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-139780300190199
eBay Product ID (ePID)13046608487
Product Key Features
Number of Pages600 Pages
Publication NameThe War for the Seas: a Maritime History of World War Ii
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2019
TypeTextbook
AuthorEvan Mawdsley
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height241 mm
Item Weight1208 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorEvan Mawdsley