| Entry Text: | EVANS, Mark Llewellyn. Great World War II Battles in the Arctic (Contributions in Military Studies, No. 172). 165p., bibliog., illus., index. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1999. ISBN: 0313308926.
A good overview of World War II naval operations in this area. After setting the stage by describing arctic conditions and Allied and Axis strategic considerations, the book goes on to cover the Battles of Narvik, the PQ17 convoy disaster, the sinking of Scharnhorst and Tirpitz, and the Battle of the Barents Sea. |
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