Historical Monographs
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This work is the second and last sequel to Major Naval Operations, published by the Naval War College Press in 2008 as Newport Paper 32. The first sequel, Major Fleet-versus-Fleet Operations in the Pacific War, 1941–1945, was published (as Historical Monograph 22) by the Naval War College Press / Government Printing Office in 2014; a second edition came out in 2016. The focus of that volume was on the description and analysis of three major fleet-versus-fleet operations. In contrast, this work, Major Naval Operations in European Waters, 1939–1945 (twenty-seventh in the Naval War College Press’s Historical Monograph series), looks at three different types of major naval/joint operations: an attack on enemy maritime trade, the defense and protection of friendly maritime trade, and a major amphibious/anti-amphibious operation. The principal purpose is to impress on commanders and their staffs the critical importance of studying the theory and practice of major naval/joint operations. Another purpose is to present a method for analyzing a historical case study from an operational instead of a tactical perspective, and then drawing appropriate conclusions and identifying operational lessons.
ISBN
978-1-935352-49-5
Publication Date
2021
Publisher
U.S. Naval War College Press
City
Newport, Rhode Island
Keywords
U.S. Naval War College, Historical Monographs, WWII, World War II, Europe, Naval, Operations
Recommended Citation
Vego, Milan, "HM 27: Major Naval Operations in European Waters, 1939–1945" (2021). Historical Monographs. 27.
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/usnwc-historical-monographs/27
