LEADER 03679nam 22009133 450 001 9910765832403321 005 20241107093423.0 010 $a9781135882570 010 $a1135882576 010 $a9781841763972 010 $a1841763977 010 $a9781135882587 010 $a1135882584 010 $a9781280150029 010 $a1280150025 010 $a9780203498828 010 $a0203498828 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203498828 035 $a(CKB)1000000000253588 035 $a(EBL)182980 035 $a(OCoLC)475898062 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000365663 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11269414 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365663 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10414672 035 $a(PQKB)10577078 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC182980 035 $a(OCoLC)826516808 035 $a(OCoLC)1124324425 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1124324425 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9780203498828 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/34432 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7245003 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7245003 035 $a(OCoLC)1378934252 035 $a(ODN)ODN0004069562 035 $a(ScCtBLL)39d67029-586a-4c56-914c-2ffcbd5d1074 035 $a(OCoLC)1135847139 035 $a(oapen)doab34432 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000253588 100 $a20231110h20022003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Second World War$h3$iThe war at sea /$fPhilip D. Grove, Mark J. Grove, and Alastair Finlan 205 $a1st edition. 210 $d2004 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2002. 210 4$dİ2003 215 $a1 online resource (121 p.) 225 1 $aEssential histories 300 $aOriginally published: Oxford : Osprey Pub. Ltd., 2002-2003. 311 08$a0-415-96847-X 311 08$a0-203-60585-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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; Index 330 $aThis volume provides a comprehensive guide to three major theaters of combat: the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. The war at sea was a critical contest, as sea-lanes provided the logistical arteries for British and subsequent Allied armies fighting on the three continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Land forces ultimately won World War II, but the battles at sea fundamentally altered the balance of military power on the ground. 410 0$aEssential histories. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations 606 $aNaval history, Modern 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations. 615 0$aNaval history, Modern. 676 $a940.53 676 $a940.54 686 $aHIS000000$aHIS027000$aHIS027100$2bisacsh 700 $aGrove$b Philip D.$01123534 702 2$aGrove$b Mark J. 702 2$aFinlan$b Alastair 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910765832403321 996 $aThe Second World War$93653691 997 $aUNINA