Stephen, Martin, 1949-

The fighting admirals : British admirals of the Second World War / Martin Stephen. - Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, �1991. - x, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-220) and index.

The making of an admiral -- 1939 : The Battle of the River Plate and Dudley Pound -- 1940 : Narvik, Dunkirk and Ramsay -- Oran and Taranto -- Matapan, Crete and Bismarck -- Prince of Wales and Repulse -- The Channel dash and Sirte -- Barents Sea and North Cape -- D-Day and the U-Boat war.

1557502536 9781557502537

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1939-1945


World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, British.
Admirals--Great Britain--Biography.
Admirals.


Great Britain.


Biographies.

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