Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Origins of the campaign
CHRONOLOGY
OPPOSING COMMANDERS
Regia Marina
Royal Navy
OPPOSING FORCES
Regia Marina
Royal Navy
Orders of Battle
OPPOSING PLANS
Regia Marina
Royal Navy
THE BATTLE OF CAPE MATAPAN
First contact
Pursuits and ambushes
The first air strikes
The general chase
The afternoon air strikes
The dusk strike
Cattaneo’s mission
The night action
AFTERMATH
COMMEMORATING THE BATTLE
FURTHER READING
INDEX

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The first ever illustrated study of the largest and most significant clash between the Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina.

About the Author

Angus Konstam hails from Orkney, off the north of Scotland, and is the author of well over 100 history books. He has written widely on naval history, from the age of sail through to modern conflicts; his most recent work The Convoy explores the spectacular story of Convoy HG-76, a major turning point in the naval fighting of World War II. A former naval officer, Angus has worked as a museum curator in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London and the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a former Chair of the Society of Authors in Scotland. Now a full-time author and historian, he has returned to live in Orkney.