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Smith, Peter C., - ACTION IMMINENT - Three Studies of Naval War in the Mediterranean Theatre during 1940.

Title: ACTION IMMINENT - Three Studies of Naval War in the Mediterranean Theatre during 1940.
Description: William Kimber, London, 1980, 1st edn., 352pp, 24pp half tone photo ills., 7 maps/diagrams in text, navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured wraparound pictorial dustwrapper, an analysis in great depth of three major naval incidents in 1940 on which judgments were made by Whitehall: the Battle of Calabria in July; the passage of the French Cruiser Squadron in September and the battle of Spartivento in November, drawing on eye-witness accounts which reveal many hitherto ignored facts but also relating the events as viewed at the time from London, light foxing to upper edge and endpapers, all edges tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, sunning along upper edge, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

Keywords: war ww2 navy mediterranean calabria spartivento french cruiser

Price: GBP 30.00 = appr. US$ 42.84 Seller: A Book for all Reasons
- Book number: 45340

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