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- catalog abstract ""If Hitler was to be defeated, 'fortress Britain' would have to hold out. Only Britain could act as a launching pad for the bomber offensive, cover the dispatch of supplies to the Red Army and act as a springboard for US troops to assault Nazi-dominated Europe. Key to Britain's survival was the Home Fleet. Yet this vital command has not, until now, enjoyed a history of its own. This book tells how the Home Fleet served as the ultimate guarantor of Britain's sea-lanes and of her very survival. Despite severe disadvantages, the Home Fleet preserved control of the 'narrow seas' and ensured that the USA could participate fully in the war against Hitler, that the convoys to Murmansk would get through, and that the Third Reich would be doomed. Hampered by nagging interference from Churchill and the Admiralty, the Home Fleet nevertheless accomplished a crucial mission and helped win World War II."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13050179.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""If Hitler was to be defeated, 'fortress Britain' would have to hold out. Only Britain could act as a launching pad for the bomber offensive, cover the dispatch of supplies to the Red Army and act as a springboard for US troops to assault Nazi-dominated Europe. Key to Britain's survival was the Home Fleet. Yet this vital command has not, until now, enjoyed a history of its own. This book tells how the Home Fleet served as the ultimate guarantor of Britain's sea-lanes and of her very survival.".
- catalog description "1. The Royal Navy and the Home Fleet: Men, Material, Strategy, 1919-1939 -- 2. The Home Fleet at the Outset of War -- 3. Cat and Mouse: German Initiatives, British Reactions, October 1939-March 1940 -- 4. Norway: A Man-Made Disaster, April-June 1940 -- 5. Thin Grey Line: The Home Fleet in the Defence of Great Britain, June 1940-June 1941 -- 6. The Germans Roll the Dice: April-June 1941 -- 7. The Hard Road to Murmansk: June 1941-May 1943 -- 8. The Path to Victory: May 1943-May 1945.".
- catalog description "Despite severe disadvantages, the Home Fleet preserved control of the 'narrow seas' and ensured that the USA could participate fully in the war against Hitler, that the convoys to Murmansk would get through, and that the Third Reich would be doomed. Hampered by nagging interference from Churchill and the Admiralty, the Home Fleet nevertheless accomplished a crucial mission and helped win World War II."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-202) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 222 p. :".
- catalog identifier "1403917736".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies in military and strategic history (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies in military and strategic history".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan,".
- catalog spatial "Atlantic Ocean.".
- catalog subject "940.54/5941 21".
- catalog subject "D771 .L48 2003".
- catalog subject "Great Britain. Royal Navy. Home Fleet History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Atlantic Ocean.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, British.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The Royal Navy and the Home Fleet: Men, Material, Strategy, 1919-1939 -- 2. The Home Fleet at the Outset of War -- 3. Cat and Mouse: German Initiatives, British Reactions, October 1939-March 1940 -- 4. Norway: A Man-Made Disaster, April-June 1940 -- 5. Thin Grey Line: The Home Fleet in the Defence of Great Britain, June 1940-June 1941 -- 6. The Germans Roll the Dice: April-June 1941 -- 7. The Hard Road to Murmansk: June 1941-May 1943 -- 8. The Path to Victory: May 1943-May 1945.".
- catalog title "The Royal Navy's Home Fleet in World War II / James P. Levy.".
- catalog type "text".