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Total pages original book: 160
Includes a PDF summary of 17 pages
Duration of the summary (audio): 12M52S (3.4 MB)
Description or summary of the audiobook: Written shortly after World War II, the summary of the Battle of Cape Matapan draws on first-hand accounts of action on both sides. Unearthed from archives, the vivid and compelling detail is reproduced and newly published as Dark Seas. During the battle, the enemy was hunted, trailed, avoided and engaged. Accurate intelligence combined with the inaccurate and misleading in the ‘fog of war’. Including detailed hand-drawn maps and diagrams this is a unique insight into one of the last fleet engagements in naval history. Dark Seas is the only publication with a first-hand account of the battle by HRH Prince Philip. The introduction, by Dr. Jane Harrold, guides the reader through intriguing facts and figures, putting the summary in context and embellishing the historical information, including a useful bibliography. Dr. Harrold is the Britannia Royal Naval College archivist and Deputy Curator of the Britannia Museum.
Other categories, genre or collection: Military History, Military & Naval Ships, Military Engineering, Ships & Shipping, Maritime History, World War 2 Books