1st Edition
A Life of Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Cunningham A Twentieth Century Naval Leader
By Michael Simpson
Copyright 2006
348 Pages
by
Routledge
348 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book presents an account of the life of naval commander Andrew Cunningham, the best-known and most celebrated British admiral of the Second World War. It supplements Cunningham's papers by Cabinet and Admiralty records, papers of his service contemporaries and of Churchill.
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: The Mediterranean Fleet, June 193 9-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.
