The Gathering Storm: The Naval War in Northern Europe September 1939 - April 1940

"A top-of-the-line examination of operations in north European waters during the first eight months of [WWII] . . . by far the best work on that subject."—Stone & Stone

The term "the phony war" is often applied to the first months of the Second World War, a term suggesting inaction or passivity. That may have been the perception of the war on land, but at sea it was very different. This new book is a superb survey of the fierce naval struggles, from 1939 up to the invasion of Norway in Apr...