| Collation |
371 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-357) and index. |
| Contents |
"...business in great waters" -- Amphibious warfare -- U-boat warfare, September 1939-March 1943 -- Folly and infamy -- Battleships in the North Atlantic -- "A bloody tumult of destruction..." -- Catastrophe in the Far East -- "The lowest ebb..." -- Midway: the invisible enemy -- The long struggle for the Midland Sea -- Guadalcanal -- The war of the boats -- The central thrust: Tarawa -- Overlord and after -- The Pacific: the curtain falls. |
| Note |
Gift of Francine Parker and Amanda, Ian and Troy Parker. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations.
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| ISBN |
0688079539 (pbk.) |
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9780688079536 (pbk.) |
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