"History of the Royal Navy in WW2" Topic
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| Lascaris | 12 Jun 2015 7:35 p.m. PST |
I've got a hankering to paint up some German & RN ships for some GQ3 bashing about and I was wondering if I could get some recommendations for histories of the RN in WW2. Thanks much!
Tom |
dragon6  | 12 Jun 2015 8:55 p.m. PST |
The Battle for Norway link or link HITLER STRIKES NORTH: The Nazi Invasion of Norway and Denmark, April 9, 1940 link The Battle of Denmark Strait: A Critical Analysis of the Bismarck's Singular Triumph I see this at Halfprice Books Do you want surface ship battles? If big ships then there is only Graf Spee/Bismarck/North Cape plus the Norway campaign that has some interesting actions I don't know how well GQ3 handles Schnellboot/MBT actions Most of the RN's surface actions were in the Mediterranean |
| Lascaris | 12 Jun 2015 9:28 p.m. PST |
Oh I won't let a little thing like history get in my way :) I'm more interested in capabilities so I can do "what ifs" then fighting historical battles. |
| Dark Knights And Bloody Dawns | 13 Jun 2015 3:56 a.m. PST |
The Med is a fantastic theatre to game, from battleships to aircraft, cruisers to coastal forces. It has it all. |
| sebastien | 13 Jun 2015 5:06 a.m. PST |
Correlli Barnet's " Engage the Enemy More Closely" is a complete history of the RN in WWII and highly recommended. I saw a copy on Amazon just now for .75c!!! |
| Mute Bystander | 13 Jun 2015 5:29 a.m. PST |
What was the presence of the RN in the Pacific in WW2 between the Battle of the Java Sea and 1945? |
| Bozkashi Jones | 15 Jun 2015 3:34 p.m. PST |
Sebastien's spot on with Engage the Enemy More Closely: it's my touchstone for WW2. Good political and strategic background, thou for the details of specific battles you need theatre-specific works – even at 750+ pages PQ17 only takes up a couple of pages if I remember rightly as there's so much to go in |
| Bozkashi Jones | 15 Jun 2015 3:37 p.m. PST |
And sorry – Dark Knight's right too! The Med is a fantastic theatre with loads of actions from light forces through to fleet and carrier ops. |
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