Naval Battles of World War II

After discussing the traumatic effects of the Washington and London Naval Treaties on the Fleets of the principal maritime Powers between the wars, and their astonishing growth and technical progress between 1939 and 1945, Captain Bennett deals first with the war in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. The battle of the Plate, the struggle for Narvik, the hunt for the Bismarck the convoy's battles with the U-boat, the destruction of the Italian Fleet at Taranto and Matapan, and the sinking of the Scharnhorst, are all vividly described and authoritatively analysed.