NAVAL and MILITARY CAMPAIGN SUMMARIES of WORLD WAR 2

by Gordon Smith

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An E-Book based on the contents of "The War At Sea: Royal & Dominion Navy Actions in World War 2" by Gordon Smith, published by Ian Allan 1989:

  "an invaluable reference book on the war at sea .... as well as an informative guide to naval strategy", Lloyds List

"enormously helpful and a great time-saver" .... "I only wish it had come out about four years ago" - John Terraine, Sunday Telegraph

"... a remarkable book. ... For the researcher or professional reader, "The War at Sea" will be invaluable. The general reader .... will benefit from having the whole picture explained .... and .... from the simplicity and conciseness of the information and its presentation" - Ships Monthly

 
 
Contents
         
         
      to view sample HTML pages click on links:  
         
  I. Steps to War   1. Versailles Treaty to Polish Blitzkrieg 1919-39  
         
  II. Warship Types/Navies   2. Aircraft Carrier Warfare, 1939-41, 1941-43, 1944-45 including USN in Pacific and Atlantic
3.
Amphibious Operations, Evacuations, Invasions, Landings, Raids, Special Operations 1940-44, 1944-45, including US forces in Pacific, Africa and Europe
4. British Submarines at War, 1939-42, 1943-45
5. German Surface Navy at War, Capital Ships, Cruisers, Destroyers, Torpedo Boats, Raiders
6. German U-boats at War, 1939-June 1940, July 1940-1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945
7. Italian Navy at War, including Atlantic Submarine Operations and Air Force in Mediterranean 1940-42, 1942-45
 
         
  III. Atlantic & Arctic Campaigns   8. Atlantic & Europe at the Start, September 1939
9. Battle of the Atlantic - Its Development, 1939-42, 1943-45
10. Battle of the Atlantic - Battles & Warship Losses, 1939-42, 1943-45
11. Russian Convoys 1941-45
 
         
  IV. Western & Eastern Europe Campaigns   12. Western Europe 1939-44, September 1939-June 1940, July 1940-June 1944
13. Norwegian Campaign 1940, also Norway 1939-45
14. Battles of Britain 1939-45
15.
Eastern Europe & Russian Front 1939-45
16. Normandy Landings, North West France, June 1944
17. Western Europe, Normandy to Berlin June 1944-May 1945
 
         
  V. Mediterrranean, Red Sea & Near East Campaigns   18. Mediterranean at the Start, June 1940, including North & East Africa, Near or Middle East
19. Balkans, Greece & Crete, 1939-45
20. East Africa, Red Sea, Near East, 1940-41
21.
North African Campaigns, 1940-42, 1943
22. Royal Navy in the Mediterranean, June 1940-May 1941, June 1941-October 1942, November 1942-1943, 1944-45
23. Malta Convoys, 1940-43
24. French North African Landings, November 1942
25. Sicily, Salerno & Anzio Landings, 1943-44
26. Italian Campaign 1943-45, also Italy 1939-42
27.
British Aegean Campaign 1943
28. South of France Landings, August 1944
 
         
  VI. Indian & Pacific Oceans Campaigns   29. Indian & Pacific Oceans at the Start, December 1941
30.
Japanese Conquests, 1939-42
31. Indian Ocean & SE Asia, including Burma, 1939-42, 1943-45
32. Pacific Ocean Campaign, United States & Allied, 1941-42, 1943-45
33. Australian, British & New Zealand Navies in the Pacific, 1941-45
 
         
  VII. Technical and Political Background   34. Naval & Military Technology in outline
35.
Atom Bombs, Codes, Conferences, Politics, Technology, War Crimes in outline
 
         
  VIII. Victory   36. London Victory Celebrations 8th June 1946 - in 2 parts  
         
     

Gordon Smith, copyright 2005
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