03679nam 22009133 450 991076583240332120241107093423.0978113588257011358825769781841763972184176397797811358825871135882584978128015002912801500259780203498828020349882810.4324/9780203498828 (CKB)1000000000253588(EBL)182980(OCoLC)475898062(SSID)ssj0000365663(PQKBManifestationID)11269414(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365663(PQKBWorkID)10414672(PQKB)10577078(MiAaPQ)EBC182980(OCoLC)826516808(OCoLC)1124324425(OCoLC-P)1124324425(FlBoTFG)9780203498828(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/34432(MiAaPQ)EBC7245003(Au-PeEL)EBL7245003(OCoLC)1378934252(ODN)ODN0004069562(ScCtBLL)39d67029-586a-4c56-914c-2ffcbd5d1074(OCoLC)1135847139(oapen)doab34432(EXLCZ)99100000000025358820231110h20022003 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe Second World War3The war at sea /Philip D. Grove, Mark J. Grove, and Alastair Finlan1st edition.2004Abingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2002.©20031 online resource (121 p.)Essential historiesOriginally published: Oxford : Osprey Pub. Ltd., 2002-2003.0-415-96847-X 0-203-60585-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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, ModernWorld War, 1939-1945.World War, 1939-1945Naval operations.Naval history, Modern.940.53940.54HIS000000HIS027000HIS027100bisacshGrove Philip D.1123534Grove Mark J.Finlan AlastairMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910765832403321The Second World War3653691UNINA