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Auteur(s) : Redford, Duncan
Titre(s) : A history of the Royal Navy [Texte imprimé] : World War II / Duncan Redford
Publication : London : Tauris, 2014
Description matérielle : XV, 236, [4] p. : Ill. ; 23 cm
Collection : A history of the Royal Navy
Lien à la collection : History of the Royal Navy series
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 219-221. Index
The Royal Navy's operations in World War II started on 3 September 1939 and continued
until the surrender of Japan in August 1945 - there was no 'phoney war' at sea. The
navy played a central role in the evacuation of the retreating British army at Dunkirk,
and later orchestrated the sinking of Germany's mighty battleship and Hitler's pride,
the Bismarck. Without the Royal Navy's attention to the defence of Britain's seaborne
trade - especially in the struggle against German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic
- there would not have been food for the country, fuel for the RAF's operations or
supplies to keep the army fighting in Europe, North Africa and the Far East. Yet the
outstanding naval contribution to Britain's survival and eventual victory came at
a heavy cost in terms of ships and to the men who had to face not just the violence
of the enemy, but also the violence of the sea. This book argues that World War II
was, effectively, a maritime war; it was the Royal Navy's war
Sujet(s) : Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) -- Opérations navales britanniques
Histoire navale -- Grande-Bretagne -- 1900-1945
Grande-Bretagne. Royal navy -- 1900-1945
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 1780765460. - ISBN 9781780765464 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43885969k
Notice n° :
FRBNF43885969
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