The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean Convoys (eBook, PDF)

A Naval Staff History
Redaktion: Llewellyn-Jones, Malcolm

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book describes the dangerous convoy operations in the Mediterranean necessary to relieve the garrison and people of Malta, covering the period from the beginning of 1941 until the end of 1942.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134704347
• Artikelnr.: 38243845

Autorenporträt

Malcolm Llewellyn-Jones served for 26 years in the Fleet Air Arm, subsequently completing his PhD at King's College, London. He is a historian in the Naval Historical Branch, MoD. He regularly lectures and has published on many aspects of anti-submarine and joint warfare.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Admiral Sir Jonathon Band. Preface Malcolm Llewellyn-Jones.
Introduction Part 1: Convoys in 1941 (Battle Summary No. 18) 1. Operation
"Excess", January 1941 2. Operation "Substance", July 1941 3. Operation
"Halberd", September 1941 Part 2: Convoys in 1942 4. Operation "M.G.1",
March 1942 5. Operation "Harpoon", June 1942 6. Operation "Vigorous", June
1942 7. Operation "Pedestal", August 1942 8. Comments and Reflections.
Epilogue. Appendices Appendix A: Operation "Excess": Forces and Convoys
Appendix B: Operation "Excess": Particulars of Air Attacks Appendix C:
Operation "Excess": Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean's, Remarks Appendix
D: Operation "Substance": Forces and Convoys Appendix E: Operation
"Halberd": Forces and Convoys Appendix F: Operation "Halberd": Remarks
Appendix G: Operations "Excess", "Substance", "Halberd": Orders for Action
against Surface attack Appendix H: Operations "Excess", "Substance",
"Halberd": Orders for Action during Air Attacks Appendix I: Operation
"M.G.1": Forces and Convoy Appendix J: Operation "Harpoon" and "Vigorous":
Forces and Convoys Appendix K: Operation "Pedestal": Forces and Convoys
Appendix L: Operation "Pedestal": Extract from Report on Planning Appendix
M: Operations, 1942: Analysis of Damage and Losses Appendix N: Operations,
1941-42: Strengths, and Numbers Sunk and Damaged Appendix O: Details of
British Naval Aircraft Appendix P: Details of German and Italian Aircraft
Appendix Q: Italian Surface Ships in 1942. Index