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| 41 | WRAGG, David. Plan Z: The Nazi Bid for Naval Dominance. xiii, 210p., bibliog., illus., index. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Maritime, 2008. ISBN: 184415727X.
Explores the development of the German plan to build a large well-balanced fleet by 1942. Then considers whether it was ever a realistic ambition. |
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| 42 | Britain’s Sea Power. 34p., illus. Ottawa: United Kingdom Information Services, [1942].
A general review of the value of sea power to Britain in the war. |
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| 43 | BACON, Reginald, & McMURTRIE, F. E. Modern Naval Strategy. 216p., illus., index. London: Muller, 1940.
A very old-fashioned work, with a hastily revised second edition produced in 1941. |
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| 44 | BRODIE, Bernard. A Layman’s Guide to Naval Strategy. ix, 203p., illus., index. Princeton: Princeton UP, 1942; London: OUP, 1943.
Considers the lessons learned from the sea war so far. There were at least three wartime editions. |
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| 45 | COMPTON, James V. The Swastika and the Eagle: Hitler, the United States and the Origins of the Second World War. xii, 297p., bibliog., index. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1967; London: Bodley Head, 1968. ISBN: 0370004523.
Includes useful chapters on naval strategy. |
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| 46 | CRESWELL, John. Naval Warfare: An Introductory Study. 2nd ed. xv, 302p., illus., index. London: Sampson Low Marston; Brooklyn: Chemical Publishing Co., 1942.
First published in 1936, this edition encompasses some of the early lessons of the war, although the author continues to maintain the primacy of the battleship. |
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| 47 | CRUICKSHANK, Charles. Deception in World War II. [xi], 248p., bibliog., illus., index. London: OUP, 1979. ISBN: 019215849X.
Based on newly released official papers, this contains little of direct naval interest, but much background on the planning of the major assaults on Europe. |
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| 48 | ELLIS, John. Brute Force: Allied Strategy and Tactics in the Second World War. 544p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Deutsch; New York, Viking, 1990. ISBN: 0233979581. Very much background material. |
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| 49 | FRANCIS, E. V. The Battle for Supplies. 184p., index. London: Cape, 1942.
A study of the implications of economics for strategy and of the ultimate and inevitable victory for the controller of the supply and sea routes. Illustrated with examples from the war at sea. |
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| 50 | GIBBS, N. H. Grand Strategy (History of the Second World War. United Kingdom Military Series). 6 vols. in 7, illus., index. London: HMSO, 1957-72.
The story of the central direction of the war at the highest level and a basic source. Later volumes were written by J. R. M. Butler, J. M. A. Gwyer, Michael Howard, and John Ehrman. |
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| 51 | HEZLET, Arthur. Aircraft and Sea Power. xii, 370p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Davies; New York: Stein & Day, 1970. ISBN: 0432067310.
A distinguished submariner gives a perceptive view of his chosen subject. Inevitably, much of it relates to the role of the Fleet Air Arm and of Coastal Command in WWII. |
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| 52 | HEZLET, Arthur. The Electron and Sea Power. x, 318p., illus., index. London: Davies, 1975. ISBN: 0432067329.
Admiral Hezlet’s view of the major influences on modern naval strategy includes the electron. About 80 pages are devoted to WWII, where asdic and radar brought new problems and challenges. |
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| 53 | HEZLET, Arthur. The Submarine and Sea Power. ix, 278p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Davies; New York: Stein & Day, 1967. ISBN: 0432067302 A book of comment rather than original research. The author describes submarine campaigns in order to analyse the role and strategic use of the weapon. One-third of the book describes WWII. |
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| 54 | HINSLEY, F. H. Hitler’s Strategy. xii, 254p., frontis. Cambridge: CUP, 1951.
An examination of Hitler’s strategy based on the German naval archives and the evidence of the Nuremberg trials. |
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| 55 | HOWARD, Michael. The Mediterranean Strategy in the Second World War. xv, 83p., index. London: Weidenfeld, 1968.
A minor classic, reprinted with a new preface in 1993 (ISBN: 1853671401). |
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| 56 | HUMPHREYS, R. A. Latin America and the Second World War, Vol.1, 1939-1942 (Institute of Latin American Studies, Monograph 10). [vi], 232p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Athlone Press, 1982. ISBN: 0485177102.
A review of politics in the region. They were much concerned with issues of neutrality and the effect of the war on shipping. |
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| 57 | HUMPHREYS, R. A. Latin America and the Second World War, Vol.2, 1942-1945 (Institute of Latin American Studies, Monograph 11). [vi], 296p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Athlone Press, 1982. ISBN: 0485177110.
A review of politics in the region. They were much concerned with issues of neutrality and the effect of the war on shipping. |
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| 58 | KEMP, Paul. Convoy Protection: The Defence of Seaborne Trade. 124p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Arms & Armour, 1993. ISBN: 1854090372.
A lucid account which contrasts the success of British tactics in WW1 with the failure of Japanese tactics in WWII. |
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| 60 | KUENNE, R. E. The Attack Submarine: A Study in Strategy. xii, 215p., bibliog., illus., index. New Haven: Yale UP, 1965.
A study of economics-based decision models to consider how best to deploy submarines, deriving principles from the German and US submarine campaigns of WWII so as to judge the role of nuclear submarines. Concludes that cargoes not tonnage must be the goal. |
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| 61 | MADSEN, Chris. The Royal Navy and German Naval Disarmament 1942-1947. xx, 277, [3]p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Cass, 1998. ISBN: 0714643734.
An important revisionist work. It questions the assumption that Britain dragged its heels over German naval disarmament, already anticipating the Cold War. It claims that in fact the Royal Navy at least and senior individuals within it were focussed entirely on the complete dismantling of the Kriegsmarine and that the process was wholly successful. Ingenious stratagems were employed to achieve that end by any means. |
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