Clash of Titans
World War II at Sea
Published on 28. February 2012
384 pages
978-1-4516-8514-5 (ISBN)
Description
In an overview of naval campaigns from 1939 to 1945, a military historian and author of Clash of Wings explains how sea power changed the course of World War II.
From the Atlantic to the Pacific to the North Sea and the Mediterranean, Walter Boyne weaves together dramatic battle scenes with skillful analyses of strategies and tactics to present a wide-ranging look at all of the naval forces operating in every theater of the Second World War.
From the Atlantic to the Pacific to the North Sea and the Mediterranean, Walter Boyne weaves together dramatic battle scenes with skillful analyses of strategies and tactics to present a wide-ranging look at all of the naval forces operating in every theater of the Second World War.
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06/1997
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Walter J. Boyne
Content
- Intro
- Description
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Dedication
- Preface
- Chapter 1: A Swift Beginning to a Long War
- Chapter 2: Germany Sails Forth
- Chapter 3: The Lion Growls
- Chapter 4: Submarine Warfare in the West
- Chapter 5: The Tide Begins to Turn
- Chapter 6: Heady Victories, Dismal Defeats
- Chapter 7: The Reluctant Nagumo Rampages
- Chapter 8: Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway
- Chapter 9: The Early Evacuations and Invasions
- Chapter 10: Later Invasions and Evacuations
- Chapter 11: Guadalcanal and the Growth of American Power
- Chapter 12: Sinking an Empire
- Chapter 13: The Depth and Breadth of a Long War
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
