Citizen Sailors The Royal Navy in the Second World War

Informationen zum Autor Glyn Prysor was educated at Oxford University, where he completed a doctorate and taught modern history. He lives in Sussex. This is his first book. Klappentext During the Second World War the Royal Navy was the most powerful of Britain's armed forces. Its sailors fought across the globe in vast battleships and claustrophobic corvettes, makeshift minesweepers and silent submarines. They endured nerve-wracking convoys, fought epic gun battles, carried out deadly secret missions, rescued armies and landed the largest invasion force in history. Naval power was the foundation of Britain's war effort, and sailors shaped the nation's destiny. Drawing on hundreds of contemporary diaries and letters, Glyn Prysor's original and gripping narrative evokes the triumph and tragedy, horror and humanity of the war at sea, bringing to life the sailor's war as never before. Zusammenfassung During the Second World War the Royal Navy was the most powerful of Britain's armed forces. Its sailors fought across globe in battleships and claustrophobic corvettes and silent submarines. They endured nerve-wracking convoys, fought epic gun battles, carried out secret missions, rescued armies and landed the largest invasion force in history.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Glyn Prysor
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 26.04.2012
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Saggistica > Storia > Altro
• EAN: 9780141046327
• ISBN: 978-0-14-104632-7
• Numero di pagine: 592
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 13 x 19.7 x 3 cm
• Categorie: European History, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Naval, Naval forces & warfare, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Naval forces and warfare