The Sea and the Second World War: Maritime Aspects of a Global Conflict

by Marcus Faulkner

The sea shaped the course and conduct of World War II, from the first moments of the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, to the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945. The impact could be felt far beyond the shoreline, as the arms and armies carried across the oceans were ultimately destined to wage war ashore. Populations and industries depended on the raw materials and supplies in a war that increasingly became a contest of national...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1949668045
• ISBN13: 9781949668049
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Andarta Books
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher