The eve of war : June 1940 -- The defeat of France -- Italy's parallel war : June and July 1940 -- Quick peace : August-December 1940 -- Enter the Germans : winter 1941 -- The Red Sea : 1940-41 -- A close-run thing : spring 1941 -- France defends the empire -- The convoy war int…
The Mediterranean Sea was the most intensely contested body of water in World War II. As the maritime crossroads where Europe, Asia, and Africa meet, more major naval actions were fought in the Mediterranean than in the Atlantic or Pacific. Despite its importance, remarkably lit…
The Mediterranean Sea was the most intensely contested body of water in World War II. As the maritime crossroads where Europe, Asia, and Africa meet, more major naval actions were fought in the Mediterranean than in the Atlantic or Pacific. Despite its importance, remarkably lit…
Marine resources and their exploitation, recovery and economic networks they generate are here from the perspective now inevitable growing environmental constraints, policy management and technical innovation. A historical perspective shows that Ocean and its adjacent seas at al…