Download or read book Clandestine Sea Operations in the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Adriatic 1940-1944 written by Brooks Richards and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative publication by the official historian, the late Sir Brooks Richards, vividly describes and analyses the clandestine naval operations that took place during World War II. The account has been made possible through Sir Brooks' access to closed government archives, combined with his own wartime experiences and the recollections of many of those involved.In addition to operations off French North Africa this second volume also includes descriptions of operations in the Adriatic around Italy. More than half of the 390 operations in Italian and adjacent waters were carried.