A Life of Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Cunningham: A Twentieth Century Naval Leader

by Michael Simpson

Overview

Cunningham was the best-known and most celebrated British admiral of the Second World War. He held one of the two major fleet commands between 1939 and 1942, and in 1942-43, he was Allied naval commander for the great amphibious operations in the Mediterranean. From 1943 to 1946, he was the First Sea Lord and a participant in the wartime conference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135775964
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/22/2004
Series:	Cass Series: Naval Policy and History
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	348
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Michael Simpson read History at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, and recently retired as Reader in American History at the University of Wales, Swansea. He is the Honorary General Editor of the Navy Records Society's volumes and is author of seven books, including: Franklin D. Roosevelt (1989), Anglo-American Naval Relations, 1917-1919 (1991), The Papers of Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Somerville (1995) and The Papers of Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, Vol. I: The Mediterranean Fleet, 1939—1942 (1999).

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations, List of Maps, Series Editor’s Preface, Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, 1. Apprenticed to the Queen’s Navy, 1883-1908, 2. Cunningham, Destroyers and the Mediterranean: A Symbiotic Relationship, 1908-18, 3. Cowan’s Protege, 1919-33, 4. The Mediterranean: Challenges and Crises, 1934-39, 5. The Finest Appointment: T h e Mediterranean Fleet, June 1939 - June 1940, 6. Mussolini’s War, June - December 1940, 7. Triumph into Tragedy, January - May 1941, 8. The Caged Tiger, June 1941 - April 1942, 9. King and the King’s Navy, June - October 1942, 10. Return to North Africa, October 1942 - May 1943, 11. The Invasion of Sicily, May - August 1943, 12. The Invasion of Italy, September - October 1943, 13. Becoming First Sea Lord, October 1943 - June 1944, 14. The Pinnacle of a Career, June 1944 - May 1946, 15. Facing the Future, January 1945 June 1946, 16. The Long Ebb Tide, June 1946 - June 1963, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Editorial Reviews

"Professor SImpson deserves congratulations for an important contribution to modern naval history."
-Dean C. Allard, "The Northern Mariner

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