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Major naval operations in European waters, 1939-1945 / Milan Vego.

Summary:

"This work looks at three different types of major naval/joint operations in European waters in World War II: an attack on enemy maritime trade, the defense and protection of friendly maritime trade, and a major amphibious/anti-amphibious operation"-- Provided by publisher.

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Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages) : illustrations, color maps
  • Publisher: Newport, Rhode Island : Naval War College Press, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This work is the second and last sequel to Major Naval Operations, published by the Naval War College Press in 2008 as Newport Paper 32. The first sequel, Major Fleet-versus-Fleet Operations in the Pacific War, 1941-1945, was published (as Historical Monograph 22) by the Naval War College Press / Government Printing Office in 2014; a second edition came out in 2016"--Preface.
GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Destruction of Convoy PQ17: June 27-July 10, 1942 -- Major Convoy Operation to Malta: August 10-15, 1942 (Operation PEDESTAL) -- The Allied Landing at Anzio-Nettuno: January 22-March 4, 1944 (Operation SHINGLE)
Source of Description Note:
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed Aug. 23, 2021).
Subject: Allied Forces.
Combined operations (Military science) > History > 20th century.
Landing operations > History > 20th century.
Naval convoys > History > 20th century.
Operation Pedestal, 1942.
Operation Shingle, 1944.
World War, 1939-1945 > Amphibious operations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations.
Major naval operations in European waters, 1939-1945.
Major fleet-versus-fleet operations in the Pacific War, 1941-1945.
Major naval operations.