Six Victories
Subtitle: North Africa Malta and the Mediterranean Convoy War November 1941-March 1942
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781682474600
Subjects: World war, 1939-1945, campaigns; World war, 1939-1945, naval operations
Description: "Six Victories relates one of the most interesting and instructive naval campaigns of World War II: the Mediterranean war on traffic in the fall and winter of 1941-42. It is a cautionary tale of how sea power was practiced, and how it shifted 180 degrees overnight. The book is based on British and Italian archival sources. It emphasizes strategic context, the role of intelligence, and the campaign's logistics."