The Cunningham Papers: V.1: The Mediterranean Fleet, 1939-1942: Selections from Private and Official Correspondence of Admiral of the Fleet Viscount C

by Michael Simpson

Following America's entry into World War Two, there was a necessity for the Royal Navy to strengthen co-operation with the United States Navy. Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham's brief term as head of the British Admiralty Delegation in Washington was to endear him to the Americans so much so that they proposed him as Allied Naval Commander of the Expeditionary Force which was to invade North Africa in November 1942.

In October 1943, Cunningham...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 191142369X
• ISBN13: 9781911423690
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 666 Pages