| Description |
xii, 384 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-376) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Lord Louis Mountbatten - a royal parvenu? The First World War and the 1920s -- Fast-tracking in the 1930s -- HMS Kelly, 1939-40 -- HMS Kelly, 1941 -- From Adviser to Chief of Combined Operations, 1941-42 -- The Dieppe Raid, 19 August 1942 -- Dieppe - the aftermath, the inquest, and the debate -- 'The steel hand from the sea' - Combined Operations at its zenith -- Conclusion. |
| Subject |
Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten, Earl, 1900-1979.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, British.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, British.
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Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9781848853744 |
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1848853742 |
| Call Number |
DA89.1.M59 S62 2010 |
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