This book explores the idea that the Mediterranean theater of the Second World War was the first truly modern war. It was a highly mobile conflict, in which logistics were a critical and often deciding factor, and from the very beginning a close relationship between the land,...
The struggle between the Axis powers and the Allies in the Mediterranean region is considered by some to be the first truly modern war. Transportation on water, air, and land became vital to both sides of the conflict. This detailed and fascinating book follows this part of the...