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The Bitter Sea: The Struggle for Mastery in the Mediterranean 1935–1949 PDF

507 Pages·2009·3.5 MB·English
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THE BITTER SEA The Struggle for Mastery in the Mediterranean, 1935–1949 SIMON BALL To Helen Contents Cover Title Page Dedication Maps Introduction 1 The Dead Dog 2 Death on the Nile 3 Of Mice and Men 4 Gog & Magog 5 Mediterranean Eden 6 Losing the Light 7 Italy Victorious 8 The Last Summer 9 Of Worms and Frenchmen 10 The Deceivers 11 The Good Italians 12 The Last Supper 13 Mission Impossible 14 Goodbye Mediterranean Conclusion Notes and References Index Sources and Acknowledgements By the same author Copyright About the Publisher MAPS Map 1 The Mediterranean in 1938 Map 2 The Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre of War Map 3 The Sicilian Narrows Map 4 Malta and the Mediterranean in 1941 Map 5 Cyrenaica Map 6 Greece and the Aegean Map 7 The Partition of Yugoslavia in 1941 Map 8 Axis Sea and Air Transport Routes to North Africa, October 1942–May 1943 Map 9 TORCH landings in 1942 Map 10 Italy showing German defensive lines with dates of their fall

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A lucid and masterly biography of the Mediterranean during a time of war, from Mussolini’s audacious bid for conquest to the creation of Israel and the start of the Cold War. The Bitter Sea is a fascinating interpretation of world affairs and a significant contribution to twentieth century history
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