World War II At Sea: An Encyclopedia

Author Spencer C. Tucker

Publisher ABC-CLIO

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Author

Spencer C. Tucker

Publisher

ABC-CLIO

Volume

Copyright

2012

ISBN13

9781598844580

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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Overview

Enabling students and other readers to explore specific naval engagements, while also charting the transformation of naval history through innovations in ordnance, focuses on the events, individuals, organizations, and ideas that shaped the world's navies during World War II, as well as the resultant battles that changed naval history.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
About the Editor.
World War II at Sea Editorial Advisory Board.
List of Entries.
Preface.
World War II at Sea Overview.
1: ABDA Command.
2: Abe Hiroaki (1890–1949).
3: Abe Koso (1892–1947).
4: Abrial, Jean Marie Charles (1879–1962).
5: Adriatic, Naval Operations in.
6: Aegean Sea, Naval Operations in.
7: Ainsworth, Walden Lee “Pug” (1886–1960).
8: Aircraft, Naval.
9: Aircraft Carriers.
10: Air-Sea Rescue.
11: Aleutian Islands Campaign (1942–1943).
12: ALPHABET, Operation (June 5–8, 1940).
13: Altmark Incident (February 16, 1940).
14: Amphibious Warfare.
15: Anglo-German Naval Agreement (June 18, 1935).
16: Antiaircraft Defense of Surface Ships.
17: Antishipping Campaign Off Norway.
18: Antisubmarine Warfare.
19: ARCHERY, Operation (Vågsøy Island Raid, December 27, 1941).
20: Arctic Convoys.
21: Arima Masafumi (1895–1944).
22: Ark Royal, British Aircraft Carrier.
23: Arnauld de la Perière, Lothar von (1886–1942).
24: Aruga Kosaku (1897–1945).
25: Athenia, SS, Sinking of (September 3, 1939).
26: Atlantic, Battle of the.
27: Atlantis, German Armed Merchant Cruiser.
28: Auboyneau, Philippe Marie Joseph Raymond (1899–1961).
29: Auphan, Paul Gabriel (1894–1982).
30: Australia, Navy.
31: Automedon, Sinking of (November 11, 1940).
32: Auxiliary Vessels.
33: AVALANCHE, Operation (September 9, 1943).
34: Aviation, Naval.
35: Bab el Mandeb Strait.
36: Balikpapan (Makassar Strait), Battle of (January 24, 1942).
37: Baltic Sea, Area of Operations.
38: Bandar Shahpur, Battle of (Operation COUNTENANCE, August 25, 1941).
39: Barbey, Daniel Edward (1889–1969).
40: Barrage Balloons.
41: Battle Cruisers.
42: Battleships.
43: Bay of Biscay, Battle of (December 28, 1943).
44: Bay of Biscay Offensive (February–August 1943).
45: Bergamini, Carlo (1888–1943).
46: Beta Convoy Battl
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