ALAN RAVEN is the well-known co-author of British Battleships of World War Two and British Cruisers of World War Two, both classic works in the field. He was also the leading light in the publication of warship monographs in the Ensign and Man'oWar series.
British Cruiser Warfare provides an outstanding contribution to the
historiography of the Second World War at sea.... Overall, I found
this to be an excellent book which I recommend highly to a wide
readership. It has obvious value to historians but contemporary
naval professionals will find Raven's description of evolution from
pre-war assumptions to the harsh lessons of reality to be valuable.
It is a book that stimulates the thought processes into how and why
things happened; ships and weapons might have changed but the
effect navies try to achieve with them has not altered greatly and
much can be learnt from studying how our predecessors did things.
--The Australian Naval Institute
[A] very well illustrated work. --Strategy Page
The book has a unique structure.... appropriate for specialists.
--Naval Historical Foundation
This is an extremely important book that traces the history of
British Cruisers, from the failed designs of the 1930s, through to
the up-armouring that was necessary to provide adequate offensive
and defensive measures to fight through the unsuccessful Norwegian
Campaign, through to the retreat from Greece and the Eastern
Mediterranean, victory at Taranto, the siege of Tobruk, and finally
the lead up to Pearl Harbour and the loss of the Indian Ocean to
the IJN at the end of 1941. --The Navy
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