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Another RN Staff History is on its way......

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Got an email today about this Royal Navy staff history is about to be published:-

British Naval Aviation in the Mediterranean During World War II
(Naval Staff Histories) (Hardcover) by Malcolm Llewellyn-Jones (Editor)


"Synopsis
Overlaid by a new introduction, this is a reproduction of the "Naval Staff History", which was never issued within the Admiralty. It was originally classified Confidential for use within the Royal Navy, describing the complex series of naval aviation developments and operations in the Mediterranean during the Second World War. These operations (together with those in the Atlantic and the Far East, which are covered in another volume of this series) contributed to the defeat of all three Axis Powers. The book is laid out in a chronological form, which is essentially a narrative of operations by Royal Naval aircraft carriers and their aircraft. This narrative is interspersed with chapters dealing with the technical developments in British naval aviation during the Second World War. The three areas have one thing in common, and that is the use (at an increasing frequency) of more than one aircraft carrier in single tactical groups to achieve massed air effect on chosen targets. At the same time, the History does not shrink from exposing the shortcomings of the Royal Navy's aviation capability."


Note the price! :censored_2:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0415 ... pe_snp_227


Does anyone know if there's an original copy in the PRO? :heh:
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Sure, a very interesting book ... but the price ... :censored_2:


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Post by Laurence Batchelor »

Yep I agree, next time I'm at the National Archives I'll see if the original copy is in there and capture the whole thing on camera.

I could only see these 2 on my list:-

ADM 234/383 Development of British naval aviation 1919-1945: volume I covering date 1954
ADM 234/384 Development of British naval aviation 1919-1945: volume II covering date 1956

hmm wonder where this Med one is :scratch:
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Has anything classified history been released on Ultra as it relates to the Naval side of things?
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Probably, though not looked into in any great detail as it would interfere with my research schedule :big_grin:
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