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Volume 21 contains additions and corrections to existing entries from Volume 6 of the World War II Sea War series. In Volume 21 you will find extensive additions to Japanese military and merchant ship movements, as Japan tried to consolidate her newly acquired Pacific empire. There is also new data on the Royal Indian Navy, German U-boats, and the Royal New Zealand Navy. In addition, the monthly General sections have been expanded to help for...

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Volume 20 of the World War II Sea War series provides additions and corrections to the information originally provided in Volume 5 of the series. As in Volumes 18 and 19, the General sections have been expanded to help form the overall context of the war, especially how world leaders made decisions day-by-day. Much of Volume 20 expands on Imperial Japanese Navy and merchant ship movements as Japan prepared to bring the United States into the...

The World War II Sea War series is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in naval or military history. Volume 2 covers the period from April through September 1940, breaking down events by month and geographical area, then by date and time. Information is included for both military and civilian vessels, from both combatant and neutral nations.

Volume 19 of World War II Sea War provides additions and corrections to information already provided in Volumes 3, 4, and 5 for the period of March through December 1941. We also add general background data to help form the context of the war, especially how world leaders made decisions. The additions to Japanese data are extensive, providing information on Imperial Japanese Navy ship movements as Japan prepared to bring the United States into...

Volume 18 corrects some old data entries in previous volumes, provides additional ship movement data and adds new information in the "General" sections to help clarify the context of the war--especially important here in these early months. The bulk of the new material concerns Imperial Japanese Navy ship movements as Japan consolidates her hold on Chinese ports and eliminates French Indochina as a source of supplies for the Nationalist Chines...

Volume 17 covers the final naval events in the military theatres of Europe, China-Burma-India, and the Pacific. From May through September 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allies, although fighting continued in the Pacific for some months longer. The US captured Okinawa after a bloody fight and then focused all forces against the Japanese mainland. The US Third Fleet and British Pacific Fleet attacked Japan by day, while US B-29 aircraft bombe...

In Volume 16, covering January through April 1945, we see the Allies' final struggles against Nazi Germany and the last major battles against Japan.EUROPEAN THEATREUS Navy and Royal Navy warships defend the Atlantic Ocean against the last German U-boat attacks.Germany stages a massive evacuation of civilians from East Prussia against Russian submarine attacks.The Allies hold a meeting at Yalta, Russia, where they decided the fate of Poland and...

This volume contains day-to-day naval and merchant actions for October through December 1943, sorted by month, location, date, and time. Vessels of all countries involved in World War II are included, including merchants. Major actions include: British attempt to seize Italian-held Aegean Islands, Royal Navy's return to Ceylon, US landing on Bougainville Island, the arrival of new USN Essex-class aircraft carriers, enabling the occupation of t...

Comprehensive list of day-to-day naval actions from July 1943 through September 1943. Major events include Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy, plus continued action in the Solomon and New Guinea Islands, and the US liberation of Kiska Island.

In Volume 5, the United States officially enters the war. Highlights of this action-filled volume include: Minute-by-minute detail of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese attacks on Wake Island, Luzon, Hong Kong, Malaya, Burma, etc., early attacks by US Navy subs in the Pacific, Russian Black Sea Fleet landing troops in the Crimea, continuing naval struggle in the Mediterranean, German U-boat attacks along the US Atlantic coast, Japanese ...

Day-to-day naval actions from October 1940 through May 1941. Provides detailed information on movements of all identifiable vessels of Allied, Axis, and neutral countries, plus convoy movements and minefields. Information is broken down by month, then by geographical area, date, and time. This series is an invaluable source for historians, students, and anyone interested in the naval history of World War II.

Detailed record of world-wide naval actions and activities during World War II from August 1939 through March 1940. Includes naval events for all Axis, Allied, and neutral nations--both military and civilian. Events are partitioned by month, geographical area, day, and time.

Volume 8 documents the swing of battle from the Axis to the Allies from December 1942 thru February 1943 as naval actions forced the Japanese to begin their retreat and their efforts to forestall the inevitable. Meanwhile, naval actions slowly strangled the Axis nations in Europe and led them to the road of defeat. Specific events include: * The last naval battles for Guadalcanal. * The IJN's secret evacuation of the Japanese Army from Guadalc...

Major Pacific actions from April through August 1942 include the Japanese attack on Ceylon, the Doolittle Raid on Japan, the battle of the Coral Sea, the battle of Midway Island, the U.S. landing on Guadalcanal, the battle of Savo Island, and the battle of the eastern Solomon Islands. Arctic actions include battle for convoy PQ.17. In Mediterranean, the Royal Navy interdicts Axis supply lines along Libyan and Egyptian coasts. In the Atlantic, ...

From September through November 1942, the Allies defeated the Axis forces on all active fronts. On land, the British defeated Rommel in Operation SUPERCHARGE, the US Marines defeated the Japanese on Guadalcanal, and the Russians trapped the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad and disrupted the entire Axis southern front in Russia. At sea, the Royal Navy landed desperately needed supplies on Malta in Operations PEDESTAL and STONEAGE, the USN defend...

This volume covers day-to-day naval actions during March-June 1943. The Allies attacked German U-boats day and night, forcing their withdrawal from the vital North Atlantic convoy routes, clearing the way for the eventual invasion of Europe from Britain.