Download or read book Two Fleets Surprised The Story of the Battle of Cape Matapan Mediterranean March 1941 Etc With Plates written by Ronald Seth and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Two Fleets Surprised written by Ronald Seth and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cape Matapan 1941 written by Angus Konstam and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-21 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first ever illustrated study of the largest and most significant clash between the Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina. The Battle of Matapan witnessed the first use of decisive new technologies to bring about a stunning British victory over the Italian Navy. The Allies had tapped into the Ultra coded messages sent by the Axis powers, and the battle witnessed the use of radar and carrier-based air strikes to bring about a critical night action. The result was the most decisive engagement of the Mediterranean naval war. Written by renowned naval historian Angus Konstam, this book offers for the first time a unique and fully illustrated exploration of the battle. It also examines why, despite the emphatic and decisive Royal Navy victory, the Allies failed to capitalize on the strategic advantage earned in the months that followed. Battlescene artworks bring to life the cruiser clashes early on 28 March off Gavdos, the Fleet Air Arm attacks on the Italian fleet, and the 28/29 March night action that resulted in the destruction of Admiral Carlo Cattaneo's ships – Italy's worst naval defeat. The progress of the action from the initial Operation Gaudo sweep by Italy's powerful battle fleet towards Crete (aimed at disrupting Allied convoys) to the events of the climactic battle itself is revealed in detailed maps.

Download or read book General Catalogue of Printed Books written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired 1881 1900 written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Battle of Matapan written by S. W. C. Pack and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Account of the first major sea battle of World War II, in which the British defeated the Italian fleet off the coast of Greece in 1941.

Download or read book The Battle of Cape Matapan 28th March 1941 written by Great Britain. Naval Staff. Tactical and Staff Duties Division and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dark Seas written by and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written shortly after World War II, the summary of the Battle of Cape Matapan draws on first-hand accounts of action on both sides. Unearthed from archives, the vivid and compelling detail is reproduced and newly published as Dark Seas. During the battle, the enemy was hunted, trailed, avoided and engaged. Accurate intelligence combined with the inaccurate and misleading in the 'fog of war'. This is a unique insight into one of the last fleet engagements in naval history. The foreword is written by an officer who served in the action, HRH Prince Phillip. The introduction, by Dr. Jane Harrold, guides the reader through intriguing facts and figures, putting the summary in context and embellishing the historical information, including a useful bibliography.

Download or read book Night Action Off Cape Matapan written by S. W. C. Pack and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The general situation in the eastern Mediterranean, March 1941 -- German insistence -- Departure from Alexandria -- Cunningham's fleet -- Air reconnaissance at dawn -- Skirmish off Guado -- The Italian fleet -- Pridham-Wippell enters the trap -- The Formidable attacked -- General chase -- The search for Iachino -- Air strike at dusk -- Bad news for Iachino -- Cunningham decides on a night attack -- Devastation in the night -- Finishing off -- Reprisal -- Review.

Download or read book East of Malta West of Suez written by Great Britain. Admiralty and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Battle of Cape Matapan 28th March 1941 written by Great Britain. Naval Staff. Historical Section and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The War at Sea in the Mediterranean 1940 1944 written by John Grehan and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-04-30 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despatches in this volume include those covering the Battle of Matapan in 1941, Fleet Air Arm operations in 1940, the Battle of Sirte in 1942, the action with the Italian Fleet off Calabria (Central Mediterranean) in 1940, the engagement between British and Italian forces off Cape Spartivento (Central Mediterranean) in 1940, the Mediterranean convoys between January 1941 and August 1942 which includes the famous Operation Pedestal, operations in the Aegean in 1943, the engagement with an Italian convoy in 1941, and the despatch covering Coastal Force actions, including those in the Mediterranean.This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history.The Coastal Forces despatch also includes those vessels assigned to the Levant, Dover and Nore stations i.e. outside of the Mediterranean theatre.

Download or read book A Midshipman s War written by Frank Wade and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Battle for the Mediterranean written by Donald G. F. W. Macintyre and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed review of British sea and sea-air operations from June 1940 to the Axis' surrender in Tunisia, May, 1943.

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Download or read book Six Victories written by Vincent O'Hara and published by . This book was released on 2024-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six Victories examines one of the most interesting and instructive naval campaigns of World War II: the war on traffic in the Mediterranean during the fall and winter of 1941-42. It is a cautionary tale of how sea power was practiced, and how it shifted 180 degrees overnight. Based on British and Italian archival sources, the book emphasizes strategic context, the role of intelligence, and the campaign's logistics. In October 1941 the British Admiralty based a surface strike force in Malta to attack Axis sea lanes between Italy and Africa. Aided by Ultra intelligence, submarines, and bombers based in Malta, this force dominated the Central Mediterranean. From the end of October through the middle of December 1941, less than a third of the supplies shipped from Italian ports arrived in Libya. Shortages of ammunition and fuel finally compelled the Afrika Korps to retreat four hundred miles. Then, in the space of thirty hours, this all changed. First, Italian naval forces broke the blockade by fighting through a major convoy that arrived in time to blunt the British advance; next, the strike force plowed into a minefield laid by Italian cruisers; and finally, in a daring attack, Italian commandos crippled the Mediterranean Fleet's battleships in port. The swing in fortune was immediate and dramatic. Six Victories breaks new ground in the historiography of World War II. A compelling story, it relates lessons that are relevant today and should be required reading for all who practice the art of power at sea and for those who want to understand the intricate and interrelated factors that are the foundations of military success.