The Mediterranean Fleet, 1930-1939

The British Navy's Mediterranean activities during the interwar period between the First and Secoond World Wars are covered in this book. The Mediterranean Fleet entered the 1930s looking back to the lessons of Jutland and the First World War but also seeking to incorporate new technologies, notably air power. A lack of funds to remedy deficiencies hampered progress. The problem became critical during the Abyssinian crisis of 1935 and the following Spanish Civil War in June 1936 complicated matt