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Based on the "The War at Sea" 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
Photographs
are mainly courtesy of Steve Johnson
of
Cyberheritage
(CH). My thanks to him
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Internet/E-Book
and Original Introductions |
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1 |
Beginning
& End, Battle Honours,
Victoria Cross at Sea, 1939-45 |
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1939 |
2 |
Atlantic
&
Europe at the Start, Main
Role of Royal Navy |
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3 |
Battle of Atlantic starts,
'Phoney War' on land, Battle of
River Plate |
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1940 |
4 |
Invasion of Norway, Battles
of Narvik, Blitzkrieg on Western
Europe, Dunkirk evacuation starts |
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5 |
Evacuation
of
Dunkirk ends, Italy at war,
Action at sea in the Mediterranean,
France falls |
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6 |
Mediterranean at the Start,
including North Africa, East Africa,
Near or Middle East |
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7 |
Fall of France, Battle of
Britain, War in Mediterranean |
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8 |
U-boat packs in Atlantic,
Blitz on Britain, Attack on Taranto,
German raiders at sea |
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1941 |
9 |
Battle of Cape Matapan,
Battles for Greece & Crete,
Capture of U.110, Enigma codes, Loss
of 'Hood', sinking of 'Bismarck' |
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10 |
Invasion of Russia, Malta
Convoys, Japan prepares for war |
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11 |
Indian & Pacific Oceans
at the Start |
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12 |
Pearl Harbor attacked, Loss
of 'Repulse' & 'Prince of
Wales', Singapore falls, 'Channel
Dash' by German big ships, to
February 1942 |
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1942 |
13 |
Russian convoys, Raid on St
Nazaire, Battle of Sirte Gulf, SE
Asia & SW Pacific occupied,
British landings on Madagascar |
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14 |
Malta, Atlantic & Russian
convoy battles, Raid on
Dieppe, Battles of Midway, Alamein,
and for Guadalcanal |
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15 |
Landings in French North Africa
('Torch'), Final battles for
Guadalcanal & Stalingrad,
'Cockleshell heroes', Battle of
Barents Sea, to January 1943 |
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1943 |
16 |
Battles for Tunis & North
Africa, Battle of Atlantic peaks,
U-boats withdraw, 'Dambusters' raid' |
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17 |
Invasion of Sicily ('Husky'),
Battle of Kursk, Italy surrenders,
Salerno landings ('Avalanche'),
U-boat packs return to Atlantic,
X-craft attack 'Tirpitz' |
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18 |
British Aegean campaign,
Battle for Italy, Battles for New
Guinea & Solomons, US landings
on Tarawa, 'Scharnhorst' sunk in
Battle of North Cape, Burma campaign |
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1944 |
19 |
Air war on Germany, Atlantic
& Russian convoy battles, Anzio
landings ('Shingle'), Indian Ocean
operations, Battles of Cassino,
Preparations for D-day |
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20 |
Invasion of Normandy ('Overlord'),Capture
of Rome, V-1's on England,
Saipan landings & Battle of
Philippines Sea, Attacks on
'Tirpitz', S of France landings
('Dragoon') |
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21 |
Western Allies cross into Germany,
U-boat's British Inshore campaign,
V.2's hit London, Russians reach
Eastern Europe, Battles of Leyte
Gulf |
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1945 |
22 |
Russians reach Germany,
Indian Ocean operations, British
inshore & Russian convoy battles
continue, US takes Iwo Jima, British
Pacific Fleet in action, Okinawa
invaded, Defeat of Germany |
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23 |
Germany surrenders, Battle of
Atlantic ends, Italy taken,
Burma & Okinawa conquered,
A-Bombs tested & dropped, Defeat
of Japan |
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