The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean Convoys
A Naval Staff History
This book contains the Naval Staff History originally issued by the Admiralty in 1957 as a confidential book for use within the Royal Navy. It has since been declassified and is published here for the first time, along with an extended preface. This volume describes the dangerous convoy operations in the Mediterranean which were necessary to relieve the garrison and people of Malta, covering the period from the beginning of 1941 until the end of 1942. These convoys had to be fought through against determined attack by German and Italian surface, submarine and, particularly, air forces. Although casualties were proportionately higher than in A…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-134-70434-7
- EAN: 9781134704347
- Produktnummer: 14829838
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 192 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 17'151 KB
- Abbildungen: 8 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 5 schwarz-weiße und 10 farbige Zeichnungen
Über den Autor
Malcolm Llewellyn-Jones served for 26 years in the Fleet Air Arm, subsequently completing his PhD at King's College, London. He is a historian in the Naval Historical Branch, MoD. He regularly lectures and has published on many aspects of anti-submarine and joint warfare.
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