ME Naval Non-Fiction - Battles
Non-Fiction books which discuss particular fleet battles or ship engagements in the Modern Era
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- By: Mark Lardas
- Title: Tsushima 1905: Death of a Russian Fleet
- Series: Campaign
- First Published by: Osprey Publishing
- First Published Format: PB
- First Published Date: 29 November 2018
- ISBN-10: 1472826833
- ISBN-13: 978-1472826831
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- By: Jak P Mallman Showell
- Title: U-Boats Attack!: The Battle of the Atlantic Witnessed by the Wolf Packs
- First Published by: The History Press
- First Published Format: PB
- First Published Date: 1 August 2011
- ISBN-10: 0752461885
- ISBN-13: 978-0752461885
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- By: Geirr H. Haarr & Tor Melien
- Title: The Sinking of the Blucher: The Battle of Drøbak Narrows, April 1940
- First Published by: Greenhill Books
- First Published Format: HC
- First Published Date: 6 March 2023
- ISBN-10: 1784388750
- ISBN-13: 978-1784388751
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- By: David Syrett
The Defeat of the German U-Boats explains the significance and the outcome of World War II's most important naval campaign in the European theater―the air and sea battle that ended Germany's bid to sever Allied supply lines in the Atlantic.
David Syrett's comprehensive account offers a detailed analysis of the effort to stop German U-boat attacks on Allied merchant vessels, which by 1943 ranked as the Allies' top priority in their strategy to defeat Hitler's forces. Syrett argues that the Germans were unable to match Allied communication, technological, and tactical advances and that the Allies prevailed largely because of their skill in utilizing the material and intelligence resources at their disposal.
Beginning with a detailed description of the U-boat, Syrett discusses the weaponry developed by the Allies to stop this destructive craft. He uses intelligence information―released decades after the war―to plot the progression of each Allied convoy, German U-boat assault, and Allied response. Crediting the Allied victory with keeping Britain in the war and making possible the 1944 invasion of northwest Europe, Syrett emphasizes the Battle of the Atlantic's pivotal role in determining the war's outcome.
- Title: The Defeat of the German U-Boat: The Battle of the Atlantic
- First Published by: The University of South Carolina Press
- First Published Place: US
- First Published Format: HC
- First Published Date: 1 January 1994
- ISBN-10: 0859897869
- ISBN-13: 978-0859897860
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- By: John R. McKay
This superbly researched book tells the story of one of the most significant maritime operations of the Second World War. The importance of the Arctic convoys providing the Soviets with the necessary equipment needed to win the war on the Eastern Front has too often been underestimated. This book puts that right. Following PQ17, the worst Allied maritime disaster of the Second World War, it was imperative that PQ18 got through. So when the convoy left Loch Ewe on 2 September 1942 the stakes could not have been higher. The Battle of Stalingrad was hanging in the balance.
- Title: Arctic Convoy PQ18: 25 Days That Changed the Course of the War
- First Published by: Pen & Sword Maritime
- First Published Format: HC
- First Published Date: 2 November 2023
- ISBN-10: 1399036602
- ISBN-13: 978-1399036603
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- By: Angus Konstam
A fascinating story of a key turning point in the War in the Mediterranean, as the island of Malta was thrown a vital lifeline.
Since 1940, the island of Malta had been a thorn in the Axis' side. It sat astride the direct sea route between Italy and its North African colonies, and from 1941 the Royal Navy had used the island as a base for its attacks on Axis convoys. The island, though, relied on convoys to survive, and from early 1941 these came under increasingly heavy air and submarine attack. As the situation became critical in 1942, the decision was made to send through a heavily protected convoy, carrying fuel and supplies, in an effort to save the island. This mission was codenamed Operation Pedestal.
This fascinating work describes how, after leaving Britain on 2 August 1942, the convoy was repeatedly pummeled by Axis air and submarine attacks as it ground its way towards Malta, with most of the merchant ships sunk during the passage, along with an aircraft carrier and two cruisers. It also explores how despite this grim toll, the sacrifice was worth it.
The specially commissioned illustrations in this work cover the progress of the convoy step by step, the submarine and surface naval actions during Pedestal's voyage, the Stuka attack on the carrier Indomitable and the air attacks against the convoy, and the broader strategic situation in the Western Mediterranean. The result is a unique visual exploration of one of the most famous episodes of the war in this theatre.
- Title: Operation Pedestal 1942: The Battle for Malta’s Lifeline
- Series: Campaign
- First Published by: Osprey Publishing
- First Published Format: PB
- First Published Date: 26 October 2023
- ISBN-10: 1472855671
- ISBN-13: 978-1472855671