The Royal Navy 1939–45
Sumner, Ian / Baker, Alix![The Royal Navy 1939–45](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/960/9608961/CHSBZCOP039608961.jpg)
The outbreak of war found the Royal Navy with world-wide responsibilities but, despite its legendary professionalism, out-of-date strategic doctrines. Despite some early clashes between capital ships, advances in submarine warfare and naval aviation would soon come to dominate the war at sea. By mid-1943, however, the Royal Navy dominated the Mediterranean, was winning the campaign against the Atlantic U-boats, and was convoying vast quantitie...