The German Fleet At War, 1939-1945

by O'Hara, Vincent P.

• ISBN13: 9781591146513
• ISBN10: 1591146518
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-15
• Publisher: Naval Inst Pr

Summary

The realities of naval combat as well as the facts are presented in this authoritative studyUsing both a tabular and narrative format, it tells the story of all sixty-nine surface naval actions fought by major warships of the German navy against major warships of the British, French, American, Polish, Soviet, Norwegian, and Greek navies. .

Author Biography

Vincent P. O'Hara was born and reared in San Diego, California, where he developed his life-long enthusiasm for naval history. He holds a history degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a business consultant, researcher, and cartographer

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	vii
1 Opening Rounds, September 1939-January 1940	1	(14)
2 The Invasion of Norway, April-June 1940	15	(45)
3 The English Channel and the High Seas, 1940	60	(15)
4 The Bismarck Cycle of Battles, May 1941	75	(21)
5 Actions in Soviet Waters, 1941	96	(16)
6 The English Channel and the French Coast, 1942	112	(16)
7 Battles of the Polar Sea, 1942-1943	128	(38)
8 The Eastern Mediterranean, August 1943-May 1945	166	(16)
9 Actions in the English Channel and French Waters, 1943	182	(18)
10 Actions in the English Channel, January-June 1944	200	(20)
11 French Waters after D-Day, June-December 1944	220	(13)
12 The Western Mediterranean, September 1943-May 1945	233	(15)
13 Home Waters: Norway and the Baltic, 1944-1945	248	(11)
14 Conclusion	259	(4)
Appendix A: Equivalents, Abbreviations, and Definitions of Terms	263	(6)
Appendix B: Organization of the German Navy	269	(2)
Appendix C: Statistical Analysis	271	(8)
Notes	279	(8)
Bibliography	287	(8)
Index	295