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Spoils of War - The Fate of Enemy Fleets after the Two World Wars (Hardcover)
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Spoils of War - The Fate of Enemy Fleets after the Two World Wars (Hardcover)
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While a large number of books have dealt with the navies and war at
sea during the World Wars, the immediate aftermaths have generally
received only minimal coverage. However, the fates of defeated
navies are of enormous interest from a number of perspectives.
These include the relative priorities of the victorious powers,
acquisition and testing of ex-enemy materiel and the intended
future capabilities of those ex-enemy navies that were to be
allowed to continue to exist. This new book traces the histories of
navies and ships of the defeated powers from the months leading up
to the relevant armistices or surrenders through to the final
execution of the appropriate post-war settlements. In doing so, it
discusses the way in which the victorious powers reached their
final demands, how these were implemented, and to what effect. The
later histories of ships that saw subsequent service, either in
their original navies or in those navies which acquired them, are
also described. In doing this, much use is made of material drawn
from archival, and in some cases archaeological, sources, some of
which has never previously been used. Through these, a wide range
of long-standing myths are busted, and some badly distorted modern
views and assessments of events in the wake of the conflicts put
right. The fascinating narrative will be accompanied by tabulated
lists of all major navy-built (and certain significant
ex-mercantile) enemy ships in commission at the relevant date of
the armistice or surrender, or whose hulks were specifically listed
for attention in post-Second World War allied agreements. These
will include key dates in their careers and their ultimate fates.
This highly original book, drawing on archaeological evidence as
well as archival sources, and including numerous photographs will
become an essential reference tool for all those interested in the
naval history of the two World Wars.
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