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Chatham Publishing, London, Published 2002. Paperback, 352 pp.; 24 cm; paperback edition (first published in hardcover by Chatham in 1998); illustrated with black-and-white photograph plates and battle maps throughout.
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In Very Good condition. Glossy illustrated paper covers (with Norman Wilkinson's painting of Admiral Vian's action at the Second Battle of the Sirte) show light bumping to corners and mild shelf wear. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked.A detailed operational and strategic history of the naval war in the Mediterranean from 1940 through Italy's Armistice in September 1943. Greene and Massignani draw extensively on Italian-language sources, archival material from the Ufficio Storico della Marina, and German records to give a balanced account from both Axis and Allied perspectives. Coverage includes the battles of Punta Stilo, Cape Spada, Taranto, Cape Spartivento, Matapan, and both engagements at the Sirte; the invasions of Crete and Sicily; Operations Halberd, Harpoon, Pedestal, Torch, Avalanche, and Achse; submarine warfare; and the actions of the X MAS flotilla.Contents: List of Plates; Introduction and Acknowledgements; The Drift Towards War; The Spanish Civil War; The Final Approach to War; Opening Rounds; The Fall of France and the Establishment of Vichy; The Battle of Punta Stilo, 9 July 1940; The Battle of Cape Spada, 19 July 1940; Taranto Night, and the Role of the Aircraft Carrier in the Mediterranean; The Battle of Cape Spartivento, 28 November 1940; The Arrival of the X Fliegerkorps, December 1940; The Battle of Matapan, 28 March 1941; The Invasion of Crete, May 1941; Operation 'Halberd', September 1941; The Balance Shifts, December 1941; The Axis Gain the Upper Hand, Spring 1942; The Second Battle of the Sirte, 22 March 1942; C3: The Proposed Invasion of Malta, 1942; Operation 'Harpoon', June 1942; Operation 'Pedestal', August 1942; Submarine Warfare in the Mediterranean: August-December 1942; Operation 'Torch', November 1942; The Invasion of Sicily, July 1943; Operations 'Avalanche' and 'Achse', September 1943; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index.