The outbreak of WOrld War II (1939-1945) found the Royal Navy with world-wide responsibilities but, despite its legendary professionalism, out-of-date strategic doctrines. Despite some early clashes between capital ships, advances in submarine warfare and naval aviation would soon come to dominate the war at sea. By mid-1943, however, the Royal Navy dominated the Mediterranean, was winning the campaign against the Atlantic U-boats, and was convoying vast quantities of war material across the Atlantic and to Russia. The 'senior service' made a huge contribution to the D-Day landings, and sent strong units to support the USN in the final campaigns against Japan.
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An unrivalled illustrated reference source on fighting men and commanders, past and present. Each volume is packed with full colour artwork, making military history uniquely accessible to enthusiasts of all ages.
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Ian Sumner was born in 1953 in Eccles, near Manchester. He originally trained as a librarian in Newcastle-upon-Tyne but is now a freelance author. His previous work for Osprey includes two Men-at-Arms titles on the French Army 1914-45; he has also written several books on the history of the East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, where he now lives with his wife.
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This review is from: The Royal Navy 1939-45 (Elite) (Paperback)
I have found few, if any, decent analytical surveys of the Royal Navy in WWII, so I had some hope for this volume, despite my love/hate relationship with Osprey. The number of factual errors I came across in this volume, however, put a damper on any such enthusiasm. The continual reference to ships like the Bismarck and Scharnhorst as "pocket battleships", the misspellings of names, and the lack of "hard data" renders this book little more than a pamphlet of no particular value. It does have a few interesting photographs I've not run across, but other than that there is not much to recommend it. Would have loved to see a complete listing of all commissioned ships, service history, and eventual fate, which would have at least provided some saving grace.
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Britain, as an island nation, has always placed a great deal of faith in the Royal Navy as its protector against invasion. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
distinction lace, conduct stripes, cap tally, tropical dress, working dress, coastal forces, leading seaman, right cuff, cap badge, volunteer reserve, flying boots, gilt buttons Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Royal Navy, Home Waters, Far East, Active Service, Air Branch, Fleet Air Arm, First World War, Northern Waters, Royal Marines, Home Fleet, New Zealand, Western Approaches, Combined Operations, Action Dress, Battle of the Atlantic, Coastal Waters, Prince of Wales, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Assault Unit, East Indies Fleet New!
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Britain, as an island nation, has always placed a great deal of faith in the Royal Navy as its protector against invasion. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
distinction lace, conduct stripes, cap tally, tropical dress, working dress, coastal forces, leading seaman, right cuff, cap badge, volunteer reserve, flying boots, gilt buttons Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Royal Navy, Home Waters, Far East, Active Service, Air Branch, Fleet Air Arm, First World War, Northern Waters, Royal Marines, Home Fleet, New Zealand, Western Approaches, Combined Operations, Action Dress, Battle of the Atlantic, Coastal Waters, Prince of Wales, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Assault Unit, East Indies Fleet New!
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- Engage the Enemy More Closely by Correlli Barnett on page 44
- Mine Warfare by U. S. Navy on page 43
- Dress of the British Sailor by National Maritime Museum on page 44
- Coastal Waters by Royal National Lifeboat Institution on page 30
- British Isles (Visual geography) by G.H.C. Waters on page 3
- Canadian Forces in World War II (Men-at-Arms) by Rene Chartrand in Back Matter
- The US Navy in World War II (Elite) by Mark Henry in Back Matter
- Grey Wolf: U-Boat Crewman of World War II (Warrior) by Gordon Williamson in Back Matter
- German Seaman 1939-45 (Warrior) by Gordon Williamson in Back Matter
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