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Second World War, The (4) - The Mediterranean 1940-1945

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Essential Histories - World War I & II

Last Stocked on 4/7/2024

Product Info

Title
Second World War, The (4) - The Mediterranean 1940-1945
Publisher
Category
Author
Paul Collier
Publish Year
2003
Pages
96
Dimensions
7x10x.3"
NKG Part #
2147392211
MFG. Part #
OSPESS048
Type
Softcover
Series
ESS48

Description

This book explores the idea that the Mediterranean theater of the Second World War was the first truly modern war. It was a highly mobile conflict, in which logistics were a critical and often deciding factor, and from the very beginning a close relationship between the land, sea, and air elements was vital. Victory could not be achieved by either side unless the three services worked in intimate cooperation. Each side advanced and withdrew across 1,000 miles of desert until the Axis forces were decisively defeated at El Alamein in 1942.

Contents:

Introduction
Chronology
Background to war: Italian imperialism
Warring sides: Italian propaganda, German professionalism and Allied industrialization
Outbreak: A parallel war
The fighting: In all directions at once
Portrait of a soldier: A modest hero
The world around war: Politics and war
Portrait of a civilian: A child in the siege of annihilation malta 1940–43
How the war ended: Not necessarily in peace
Conclusion and consequences: The end of empire
Further reading
Index