Adrian Turner Livres

The narrative explores the aftermath of the British victory at El Alamein, revealing how the Afrika Korps strategically retreated to fortified positions in Tunisia. It highlights the resilience of Axis forces, including German paratroopers and improved Italian units, despite the arrival of American and additional British troops. The author details the intense battles and campaigns that ensued, emphasizing the critical role of the Desert Air Force, which not only supported the Allies but also provided vital operational experience for American air leaders.

As this well researched work reveals, Hitler's handling the German Navy during the Second World War was full of contradictions. The seriousness of the U-boat threat was never in doubt and in the dark days of 1940 - 1942, the Donitz's daring strategy coupled with the courage and determined actions of the captains and crews became perilously close to starving Britain into submission. But, despite having built and nurtured a surface fleet with capital ships of formidable power, Hitler was uncharacteristically cautious of employing them aggressively. Examination of the reasons for this make for fascinating reading, possibly stemming from the early loss of the Graf Spee and the fact that, whenever possible, the Royal Navy threw all its weight regardless of cost at the Nazi threat; the loss of the Hood in the pursuit of the Bismarck being one example. Even Goebbels could not 'spin' the loss of a battleship. The War Against Hitler's Navy describes in fascinating detail the many fronts on which the adversaries faced each other and analyzes the reasons for the ultimate outcome.