Stephen Roskill: 7 books

For fifteen years after the end of the war all official Admiralty records showed the German submarine U 110 as sunk on 9 May 1941 by the surface escorts of convoy OB.318. As this book was the first to reveal, this was a deliberate deception, as the U-boat was actually captured and its contents fully...

First published in 1968 and 1976, the two volumes of this work still constitute the only authoritative study of the broad geo-political, economic and strategic factors behind the inter-war development of the Royal Navy and, to a great extent, that of its principal rival, the United States Navy. Roskill...

First published in 1968 and 1976, the two volumes of this work still constitute the only authoritative study of the broad geo-political, economic and strategic factors behind the inter-war development of the Royal Navy and, to a great extent, that of its principal rival, the United States Navy. Roskill...

Winston Churchill enjoyed two stints as First Lord of the Admiralty, at the start of the First World War and at the start of the Second. He retained close interest in naval matters, especially as the defeat of the U-boat menace was so vital in both wars to maintain the vital supplies so necessary...

The War at Sea is essential reading for anyone interested in World War 2. It's breadth and deep of coverage of the historical detail is without equal. Only Morisons 'US Naval Operations in WWII' compares but it is totally focused on the USN and does not start till 1941. This is not a combat narrative,...

Comprehensive, detailed, beautifully written, this is the last volume of the superb history of the naval war 1939 to 1945. This volume is mostly focused on the battles in the Pacific, Okinawa, Leyte Gulf, the Battle of the Bismarck, but it also covers the final surrenders in the Atlantic. The...

The third volume of a great literary and historical work. There is nothing like in the US official histories or the other British (HMSO) histories. Detailed and comprehensive, the writer has a complete understanding of how WWII fits into the background of naval history and strategy. He quotes extensively...