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The Royal Navy's Home Fleet in World War 2

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  • © 2003

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  1. James P. Levy
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Part of the book series: Studies in Military and Strategic History (SMSH)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. The Royal Navy and the Home Fleet: Men, Material, Strategy, 1919–1939

    • James P. Levy
    Pages 1-18

  3. The Home Fleet at the Outset of War

    • James P. Levy
    Pages 19-34

  4. Cat and Mouse: German Initiatives, British Reactions, October 1939–March 1940

    • James P. Levy
    Pages 35-49

  5. Norway: A Man-Made Disaster, April–June 1940

    • James P. Levy
    Pages 50-67

  6. Thin Grey Line: The Home Fleet in the Defence of Great Britain, June 1940–June 1941

    • James P. Levy
    Pages 68-81

  7. The Germans Roll the Dice: April–June 1941

    • James P. Levy
    Pages 82-107

  8. The Hard Road to Murmansk: June 1941–May 1943

    • James P. Levy
    Pages 108-133

  9. The Path to Victory: May 1943–May 1945

    • James P. Levy
    Pages 134-151

  10. Conclusion

    • James P. Levy
    Pages 152-162

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 163-222
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About this book

This book marks the first comprehensive history of Britain's naval bulwark, the Home Fleet. It illuminates the vital role that fleet played in preserving Britain as a base of operations against Hitler. We see portrayed the hard days of blockade, patrol, and battle that encompassed the Home Fleet's war. And we see how that war was made harder by weaknesses at the Admiralty and by the damaging interference of the Minister of Defence - Winston Churchill.

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'Levy tells a general story, but he tells it well, with a good deal of interesting observations along the way.' - Geoffrey Till, War in History

About the author

JAMES LEVY earned his PhD from the University of Wales, Swansea, and has published articles in The Mariner's Mirror, The Naval War College Review and The Journal of Strategic Studies. He lives on Long Island and teaches History at Hofstra University and SUNY Farmingdale.

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