Fight for the Sea: Naval Adventures from World War II

by John Frayn Turner

Book Overview

This collection of popular naval stories covers the entire span of World War II, beginning when the British Royal Navy faced fascist forces on its own until the final Allied victory over the Japanese in 1945. Fight for the Sea offers a rich mixture of accounts about such large and well-known battles and operations as the Battle of the Coral Sea, as well as lesser-known actions such as the submarine attack on Corfu harbor, the loss of the USS Leedsdown,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557508844
• ISBN13: 9781557508843
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"