The War in the Mediterranean

A military history of World War II in the Mediterranean Sea, from Italy’s declaration of war to the last surrender of Axis forces. For 1,000 days the Allied and Axis armies fought for the domination of the North African shores knowing that defeat would bring disastrous consequences. Much has been written about the conduct of the land battles and the commanders who faced each other yet, as the main protagonists realised at the time, success or failure rested on the effectiveness of their seaborne