The Second World War (4) - The Mediterranean 1940–1945

This book explores the idea that the Mediterranean theater of the Second World War was the first truly modern war. It was a highly mobile conflict, in which logistics were a critical and often deciding factor, and from the very beginning a close relationship between the land, sea, and air elements was vital. Victory could not be achieved by either side unless the three services worked in intimate cooperation. Each side advanced and withdrew across 1,000 miles of desert until the Axis forces were decisively defeated at El Alamein in 1942.

List of contents

Introduction
Chronology
Background to war
Warring sides
The fighting
Portrait of a soldier
The world around war
Portrait of a civilian
How the war ended
Conclusion and consequences
Further reading

About the author

Paul Collier has lived and worked extensively in England and Australia, where he completed his first degree at Adelaide University. He received his DPhil from the University of Oxford. He passed away in 2010.

Summary

This book explores the idea that the Mediterranean theater of the Second World War was the first truly modern war. It was a highly mobile conflict, in which logistics were a critical and often deciding factor, and from the very beginning a close relationship between the land, sea, and air elements was vital. Victory could not be achieved by either side unless the three services worked in intimate cooperation. Each side advanced and withdrew across 1,000 miles of desert until the Axis forces were decisively defeated at El Alamein in 1942.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Collier, Collier Paul
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.02.2003
• EAN: 9781841765396
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-539-6
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 248 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 328 g
• Illustrations: 19 b/w; 32 col
• Series: Essential Histories; Essential Histories; Essential Histories (Osprey Pu
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Military / General, Mediterranean Sea, Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Warfare and defence, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949