Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-309) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Victory has a hundred fathers -- Sea power and the Mediterranean, 1940-41 -- Communication, intelligence, logistics -- Force K arrives, October 1941 -- The Crusader Offensive, November-December 1941 -- Italy's misery mounts -- Sudden victories -- Intermezzo: a world war -- January 1942 -- February 1942 -- Sirte preliminaries -- Second Battle of Sirte, 22 March 1942 -- After the battle -- Conclusion: Six victories -- Appendix 1. Ships sunk and damaged -- Appendix 2. Alexandria convoys.
Summary:
"Six Victories relates one of the most interesting and instructive naval campaigns of World War II: the Mediterranean war on traffic in the fall and winter of 1941-42. It is a cautionary tale of how sea power was practiced, and how it shifted 180 degrees overnight. The book is based on British and Italian archival sources. It emphasizes strategic context, the role of intelligence, and the campaign's logistics." --Provied by publisher.
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