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Title: Naval Battles of World War Two (Pen & Sword Military Classics) by Geoffrey Bennett, Rodney M. Bennett, Arleigh A. Burke ISBN: 0-85052-989-1 Publisher: Pen & Sword Pub. Date: August, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.99

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)

Rating: 4
Summary: Worth having
Comment: Like the Panzerkreuzer which feature in its pages, this book attempts to do a great deal on a limited displacement, running to just over 250 pages. Unlike the ships, however, it largely succeeds in its mission, mainly thanks to Captain Bennett's authoritative text and his wise decision to be highly selective in the material covered.

Beginning with a chapter on the River Plate action, the book gives a useful summary of the Washington and London treaties, before exploring a selection of themes in some detail, ranging from the Norwegian campaign of 1940 to the fleet actions fought in the Western Pacific in 1944.

Alongside a wealth of operational detail and some useful tables of data, Bennett also finds time to offer some sound observations on wider issues of military command in general, such as the dangers of divided responsibility and the way that luck often seems to be with the bold commander. In addition to some small but helpful maps, there is also a selection of photos.

Good though the book is, there are some rough edges, the most unfortunate of which is the lack of a bibliography, although the footnotes do offer one or two leads to follow up. In addition there are a few misspellings and some rather odd typography here and there, none of which seriously detracts from the book. It also has to be said that Bennett's style does not always make for easy reading.

On the plus side, however, there is a better than average index, divided into actions, ship's names and personalities.

Overall this is a welcome reprint, which will be read with interest by those who missed its original publication in 1975. One suspects that even the most hardened buffs will learn something from this book.