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A History of the Royal Navy: World War II (Hardcover, New)
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A History of the Royal Navy: World War II (Hardcover, New)
Series: A History of the Royal Navy
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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.
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