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Author | : Mark Simmons |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2011-10-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 075247264X |
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In March 1941, the Royal Navy scored one of the greatest one-sided victories against the Italian Fleet the Regia Marina at Matapan. It brought to an end six months of remarkable success for the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean. When France fell and Italy declared war on Britain, Admiral Dudley Pound had wanted to evacuate the Mediterranean altogether and concentrate on home defence. Churchill overruled him, regarding such a move as the death knell of the British Empire. His decision made the Mediterranean theatre the focus of British land operations for four years, reliant on the Navy. In Admiral Andrew Cunningham, Churchill had a fleet commander in the Mediterranean who would miss no chance of hounding the enemy. Affectionately known as A.B.C. by his men, Cunningham was salty in his language, intolerant of fools and a master of tactics. In " The Battle of Matapan 1941: The Trafalgar of the Mediterranean", Mark Simmons explores the remarkable victories of Taranto and Matapan, as seen through the eyes of the men who manned the ships and flew the aircraft of the Mediterranean Fleet.
Author | : Mark Simmons |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2011-10-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 075247264X |
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In March 1941, the Royal Navy scored one of the greatest one-sided victories against the Italian Fleet the Regia Marina at Matapan. It brought to an end six months of remarkable success for the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean. When France fell and Italy declared war on Britain, Admiral Dudley Pound had wanted to evacuate the Mediterranean altogether and concentrate on home defence. Churchill overruled him, regarding such a move as the death knell of the British Empire. His decision made the Mediterranean theatre the focus of British land operations for four years, reliant on the Navy. In Admiral Andrew Cunningham, Churchill had a fleet commander in the Mediterranean who would miss no chance of hounding the enemy. Affectionately known as A.B.C. by his men, Cunningham was salty in his language, intolerant of fools and a master of tactics. In "The Battle of Matapan 1941: The Trafalgar of the Mediterranean", Mark Simmons explores the remarkable victories of Taranto and Matapan, as seen through the eyes of the men who manned the ships and flew the aircraft of the Mediterranean Fleet.
Author | : S. W. C. Pack |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : Cape Matapan, Battle of, 1941 |
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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.
Author | : Great Britain. Naval Staff. Tactical and Staff Duties Division |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Cape Matapan, Battle of, 1941 |
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Author | : Great Britain. Naval Staff. Historical Section |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Cape Matapan, Battle of, 1941 |
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Author | : Ronald Seth |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Cape Matapan, Battle of, 1941 |
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Author | : Andrew B. Cunningham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 19 |
Release | : 1947 |
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Author | : Quentin Russell |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Maritime |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2021-03-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1526716011 |
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This epic naval history examines seven pivotal Mediterranean conflicts, from the Battle of Salamis in the fifth century BC to the Siege of Malta during WWII. This book tells the story of the Mediterranean as a theater of war at sea. Historian Quentin Russell covers seven major battles or campaigns, each of which changed the balance of power and shape the course of history. Chronicling each battle in vivid detail, Russell also provides essential background, covering the history of naval power in the Mediterranean and the effect of the development of naval architecture and design on the outcomes. Readers will learn that the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 was the last major battle fought between galleys; the Battle of Navarino in 1827 was the last to be fought entirely by sailing ships; and the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941—where a young Duke of Edinburgh saw action—was the first operation to exploit the breaking of the Italian naval Enigma codes. The battles included are: Salamis (480 BC), Actium (31 BC), Lepanto (1571), the Nile (aka Aboukir Bay, 1798), Navarino (1827), Cape Matapan (1941), and the Siege of Malta (1940-42).
Author | : Ronald Seth |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1960 |
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Download Two Fleets Surprised. The Story of the Battle of Cape Matapan, Mediterranean, March, 1941, Etc. [With Plates.]. Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Andrew Browne Cunningham Cunningham of Hyndhope (Viscount) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 19 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : Cape Matapan, Battle of, 1941 |
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