02913 am 22006733u 450 991034822840332120191219230954.01-135-88257-61-84176-397-71-135-88258-41-280-15002-50-203-49882-810.4324/9780203498828 (CKB)1000000000253588(EBL)182980(OCoLC)475898062(SSID)ssj0000365663(PQKBManifestationID)11269414(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365663(PQKBWorkID)10414672(PQKB)10577078(MiAaPQ)EBC182980(OCoLC)826516808(EXLCZ)99100000000025358820130331g20022003 ky 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Second World WarOxford :Osprey,2002-2003.1 online resource (121 p.)Essential historiesThe Second World War ;v.3Originally published: Oxford : Osprey Pub. Ltd., 2002-2003.0-203-60585-3 0-415-96847-X Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Front Cover; Essential Histories The Second World War (3): The war at sea; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Chronology; Background to war The Second World War; Warring sides Reluctant adversaries; Outbreak Opening moves; The fighting Across the world's seas; Portrait of a sailor Peter Herbert Owen, Royal Navy midshipman; The world around war The impact of war; Portrait of a civilian John Delaney-Nash, merchant mariner; How the war ended The German fleet is scuttled; Conclusion and consequences The price of admiralty; Further reading; IndexThis volume provides a comprehensive guide to three major theaters of combat: the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. The war at sea was a critical contest, as sea-lanes provided the logistical arteries for British and subsequent Allied armies fighting on the three continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Land forces ultimately won World War II, but the battles at sea fundamentally altered the balance of military power on the ground.Essential histories.World War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945Naval operationsNaval history, ModernElectronic books.World War, 1939-1945.World War, 1939-1945Naval operations.Naval history, Modern.940.53940.54Horner D. M(David Murray),1948-592007MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910348228403321The Second World War2101834UNINA