This classic history of WW1 at sea combines graphic and stirring accounts of all the principal naval engagements - battles overseas, in home waters and under the sea - with analysis of the strategy and tactics of both sides.

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 the Norway in April 1940.