Format:
Online-Ressource (546 p)
ISBN:
9780714651194
Series Statement:
Naval Staff Histories
Content:
This is the official Naval Staff history of the Norway campaign, originally published internally in 1951. It covers the period from early April 1940 to the completion of operations in June. The operation involved most of the Royal Navy's ships in the Home theatre at the time
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword by Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, the First Sea Lord; Preface to the New Edition by David Brown; Addendum to Sources; Naval Operations of the Campaign in Norway:; Foreword; Contents; Appendices; Plans; Sources; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter I: Preliminary Events; Chapter II: German Invasion of Norway; Chapter III: The Allied Counter Offensive and General Employment of Naval Forces; Chapter IV: The Landings at Namsos; Chapter V: The Landings at Aandalsnes, Aalesund and Molde
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Chapter VI: The Withdrawal from Central NorwayChapter VII: The Expedition to Narvik: Phase I (14 April-7 May); Chapter VIII: Operations at Bodo, Mo and Mosjoen; Chapter IX: The Expedition to Narvik: Phase II (7-28 May); Chapter X: The Retreat from Northern Norway; Chapter XI: Comment and Reflections; Appendix A: Allied Warships Employed in Connection with Operations in Norway, April-June 1940, with Main Armament and Commanding Officers; Appendix B: German Warships Mentioned in Narrative, with Main Armament, Etc.; Appendix C(1): Disposition of the Home Fleet, Noon, 9 April
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Appendix C(2): Dispositions during the Retreat from Central Norway, 30 April-3 MayAppendix C(3): Dispositions, 8 June; Appendix C(4): Dispositions of Allied Submarines during British Minelaying and German Invasion of Norway, 8-9 April; Appendix D: Similarity of German Silhouettes; Appendix E: Summary of Air Attacks on HMS Suffolk - 17 April 1940; Appendix F: HMS Furious; Appendix G: Some Extracts of General Auchinleck's Dispatch, Dated 19 June 1940; Appendix H: Naval Losses and Damage (Allied and German); Index
Additional Edition:
9781135273705
Additional Edition:
Print version Naval Operations of the Campaign in Norway, April-June 1940
Language:
English
Keywords:
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