Victory at sea : naval power and the transformation of the global order in World War II / Paul Kennedy ; with paintings by Ian Marshall.

In this engaging narrative, brought to life by marine artist Ian Marshall’s beautiful full‑color paintings, historian Paul Kennedy grapples with the rise and fall of the Great Powers during World War II. Tracking the movements of the six major navies of the Second World War—the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kennedy, Paul M., 1945- (Author)
Other Authors: Marshall, Ian (Ian H.) (Illustrator)
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
United States. > Navy > History.
United States. > Navy.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines.
Military operations, Naval.
Military operations, Naval > American.
1939-1945
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xxii, 521 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Variant Title:
Victory at sea : naval power and the transformation of the global order in World War 2
Victory at sea : naval power and the transformation of the global order in World War two
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Setting the stage
  • Narrative of the Great Naval War, 1939-42
  • The critical year of 1943
  • Narrative of the Great Naval War, 1944-45
  • Aftermath and reflections
  • Appendices.