Evan Mawdsley

The War for the Seas by Evan Mawdsley provides a comprehensive exploration of maritime warfare during World War II from an international perspective, challenging conventional understandings of the conflict. This bold and authoritative history recounts the monumental struggle for control of the seas, which was pivotal to the outcome of the war. Through gripping narration and meticulous research, Mawdsley elucidates...

The gripping account of the U.S. Navy's fast carrier force—and how its Central Pacific campaign in 1944 marked the achievement of American naval supremacy. Supremacy at Sea by Evan Mawdsley focuses on Task Force 58, World War II's most powerful battle fleet. Composed in mid-1944 of sixteen aircraft carriers, over a thousand combat aircraft, and an armada of escorts, the...

The gripping account of the U.S. Navy's fast carrier force—and how its Central Pacific campaign in 1944 marked the achievement of American naval supremacy Supremacy at Sea focuses on Task Force 58, World War II's most powerful battle fleet. Composed in mid-1944 of sixteen aircraft carriers, over a thousand combat aircraft, and an armada of escorts, it was crucial to...

The Russian Civil War of 1917-1920, out of which the Soviet Union was born, was one of the most significant events of the twentieth century. The collapse of the Tsarist regime and the failure of the Kerensky Provisional Government nearly led to the complete disintegration of the Russian state. This book, however, is not simply the story of that collapse...