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World War II At Sea A Global History
By Craig L. Symonds
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0-1902-4367-8
Hardback & eBook: 770 Pages
RRP: £25.00
THERE IS an argument that the Second World War was a naval conflict, one dominated by decisions made, and of battles waged, at sea. If true – and this title sets out to establish why such a view is correct – then Symonds, a Distinguished Professor of Maritime History at the US Naval War College and Professor Emeritus at the US Naval Academy, is eminently qualified to flourish in the ambitious undertaking attempted in this praiseworthy work.
The result is an excellent general history of the entire war at sea, a war where the face of sea power shifted, where the stakes were high, the price was huge, and the importance of politics, personalities, and technology was as influential as outcome of the battles themselves.
Starting from the 1930 London Naval Conference, focus falls on the collective efforts of each combatant navy and how those forces shaped the course of the war.
Symonds analyses the impact of every navy on the progression of the Second World War and shows how that conflict was sha…
