World War II at sea : a global history / Craig L. Symonds.
| Author/creator | Symonds, Craig L. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2018] |
| Copyright Date | ©2018 |
| Description | xxii, 770 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The European war. Unterseebooten -- Panzerschiffen -- Norway -- France falls -- The Regia Marina -- The war on trade, I -- The Bismarck -- The war widens. The rising sun -- A two-ocean navy -- Operation AI: The attack on Pearl Harbor -- Rampage -- The war on trade, II -- Watershed. Stemming the tide -- Two beleaguered islands -- A two-ocean war -- The tipping point -- The war on trade, III -- Allied counterattack. Airplanes and convoys -- Husky -- Twilight of two navies -- Breaking the shield -- Large slow target -- Reckoning. D-Day -- Seeking the decisive battle -- Leyte Gulf -- The noose tightens -- Denouement -- Epilogue: Tokyo Bay, 1945. |
| Abstract | "Craig L. Symonds' World War II at Sea offers a definitive naval history of the Second World War presenting the chronology of the naval war, from The London Conference of 1930 to the surrender in Tokyo Bay in 1945, on a global scale for the first time."--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 653-741) and index. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction. |
| LCCN | 2017032532 |
| ISBN | 9780190243678 (hardback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0190243678 (hardback ; alk. paper) |
| Stock number | Oxford Univ Pr, 2001 Evans rd, Cary, NC, USA, 27513 SAN 202-5892 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D770 .S87 2018 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |