Promotional Information

This volume is the first recent work to examine the major naval combatants of World War II. Sadkovich has brought together essays by eight expert contributors to reevaluate the roles and performances of the particular navies and the specific geopolitical circumstances under which they operated. Also included is an introduction that both outlines the pre-War conditions that shaped the navies and draws comparisons between the eight combatants.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction The United States Navy in World War II: An Assessment by Malcolm Muir, Jr. The British Naval Effort in World War II: 1939-1945 by Harry Stegmaier, Jr. The Royal Canadian Navy in World War II by Marc Milner The Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II by Mark P. Parillo The French Navy in World War II by Claude Huan The German Navy in World War II by Keith W. Bird The Italian Navy, 1940-1943 by James J. Sadkovich Soviet Submarine Operations in World War II Rolf Erikson Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

JAMES J. SADKOVICH is Associate Professor of History, GMI-EMI. He has written Italian Support for Croatian Separatism, 1927-1937 and numerous articles published in the Journal of Contemporary History, European History Quarterly, and Aerospace Historian, and Military Affairs.

Reviews

"Reevaluating Major Naval Combatants of World War II is a superb collection of provoactive essays on eight navies. With a carefully crafted introduction by the editor to alert readers to the volume's salient interpretations, this timely reassessment early in the 50th anniversary of the Second World War promises to rekindle debate and comparative study analysis of naval effectiveness in the most compelling war of the century. While initial agreement with the capable author's conclusions will not be universal, academic and general public audiences alike will be obligated to rethink carefully why they disagree. A major contribution to naval literature."-Carl Boyd Professor of History, Old Dominion University