Derek Law's Bibliography

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BALL, Simon. The Bitter Sea: The Struggle for Mastery in the Mediterranean, 1935-1949. xxxv,380p., bibliog., illus., index. London: HarperPress, 2009. ISBN: 9780007203048.

A masterly sweeping overview of the importance of the Mediterranean from Mussolini’s attempts at mastery in the 1930’s to the creation of the state of Israel. The role of the Royal Navy is well covered.