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By Christopher Miskimon. Gunther Prien grew up at sea, joining the merchant service as a cabin boy at 15. In October 1939, with World War II just a month old, the 31-year-old Prien stood in the conning tower of U-47, a German U-boat plying the North Sea toward the United Kingdom.
The Battle of the Mediterranean was the name given to the naval campaign fought in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II, from 10 June 1940 to 2 May 1945.
May 13, 2022 · May 13, 2022. VICTORY AT SEA. Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II. By Paul Kennedy. Illustrated by Ian Marshall. In a preface to this beautifully...
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Jan 30, 1997 · From the sinking of the British passenger liner Athenia on September 3, 1939, by a German U-boat (against orders), to the Japanese surrender on board the Missouri, on September 2, 1945, War at Sea covers every major naval battle of World War II in one fascinating volume.
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In 1939–1945 German shipyards launched 1,162 U-boats, of which 785 were destroyed during the war (632 at sea) along with the loss of 30,000 crew. The British anti-submarine ships and aircraft accounted for over 500 kills. At the end of the war, 156 U-boats surrendered to the Allies, while the crews scuttled 221 others, chiefly in German ports.
Often overshadowed by the Battle of Midway, the hard-fought carrier naval battle in May 1942 in the waters of the Coral Sea north of Australia marked the end of the phase of Japanese triumphs in the Pacific War and proved to be of strategic significance. May 30, 2022.
World War II at Sea: A Global History. Naval War College Review. Volume 72 Number 1 Winter 2019. Article 8. 2019. World War II at Sea: A Global History. Chris Parry. Craig L. Symonds. Follow this and additional works at: htps://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review. Recommended Citation.
