The Royal Navy 1939 45 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781841761954)

The outbreak of WOrld War II (1939-1945) found the Royal Navy with world-wide responsibilities but, despite its legendary professionalism, out-of-date strategic doctrines. Despite some early clashes between capital ships, advances in submarine warfare and naval aviation would soon come to dominate the war at sea. By mid-1943, however, the Royal Navy dominated the Mediterranean, was winning the campaign against the Atlantic U-boats, and was convoying vast quantities of war material across the Atlantic and to Russia. The 'senior service' made a huge contribution to the D-Day landings, and sent strong units to support the USN in the final campaigns against Japan.

Author: Ian Sumner
ISBN-10: 1841761958
ISBN-13: 9781841761954
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 10/25/2001
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 9.74h x 7.24w x 0.22d

About the Author
Ian Sumner was born in 1953 in Eccles, near Manchester. He originally trained as a librarian in Newcastle-upon-Tyne but is now a freelance author. His previous work for Osprey includes two Men-at-Arms titles on the French Army 1914-45; he has also written several books on the history of the East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, where he now lives with his wife.