The war for England's shores

• Verfasst von: Bennett, George H. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The war for England's shores
• Titelzusatz: S-boats and the fight against British coastal convoys
• Verf.angabe: G.H. Bennett
• Verlagsort: Annapolis, Maryland
• Verlag: Naval Institute Press
• Jahr: 2023
• Umfang: xx, 273 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten
• Illustrationen: Karten, Illustrationen, Porträts
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-55750-375-6
• ISBN: 1-55750-375-3
• Schlagwörter: (s)Küstenverteidigung / (s)Zweiter Weltkrieg / (g)England
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Bennett, George Henry: War for england's shores. - Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2023
• K10plus-PPN: 1839225394

Abstract

"In the 21st Century there is a growing emphasis on warfare in the littoral zone and yet, in terms of academic writing, this history of coastal warfare is comparatively under-researched. This book, by examining S-Boat operations in English waters, and the successful defense of UK coastal convoys, through the development between 1940 and 1943 of a highly sophisticated, multi-weapon defense network (sea, air, and land), capable of harvesting and using real-time intelligence and electronic information, offers an unparalleled exploration of a key moment in the development of coastal warfare. The networks and processes developed to protect English waters between 1940 and 1943 prefigure many of the complexities of coastal warfare in the modern age"--