The War for the Seas

A Maritime History of World War II

By: Evan Mawdsley

Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart

A bold and authoritative maritime history of World War II which takes a fully international perspective and challenges our existing understanding

Command of the oceans was crucial to winning World War II. By the start of 1942 Nazi Germany had conquered mainland Europe, and Imperial Japan had overrun Southeast Asia and much of the Pacific. How could Britain and distant America prevail in what had become a "war of continents"?

In this definitive account, Evan Mawdsley traces events at sea from the first U-boat operations in 1939 to the surrender of Japan. He argues that the Allied counterattack involved not just decisive sea battles, but a long struggle to control shipping arteries and move armies across the sea.

Covering all the major actions in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as well as those in the narrow seas, this book interweaves for the first time the endeavors of the maritime forces of the British Empire, the United States, Germany, and Japan, as well as those of France, Italy, and Russia.

©2019 Evan Mawdsley (P)2020 Tantor

the numbers of ships involved

get this book on audio..wow the commercial sailors were anazing.so many .more battle
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wow easy to fall asleep to

this is so much detail information might be great for college course at Annapolis.

Great way to finish a 3 part history of WWII Pacif

It was compelling from beginning to end
especially the complete analysis of the closing of the war.

Good general content, boring narrator

Good listen which provided an overall detailed yet quick summary of each major naval power at different times in the war. Though dry at times with listing of figures, the narrator often made it feel like I was trying to stay awake in a lecture hall.

Excellent

This is a wonderful reading of an excellent book! I’ve been studying this material for all my life and there’s additional facts added in this book.