Clash of Titans: World War II at Sea

Item ok but long delivery

I really enjoyed this book. It was encyclopedic in its coverage of the war at sea, and of course some may find the extensive details of the battles to be too much. Boyne is a good writer with a touch of humor and personal opinion on occasion, but that is fine with me. I am going to read my copy again. It could be very helpful to someone wishing to begin a study of a particular battle. Well indexed with many additional references.

very readable, and organized well. not too many good naval books on ww2 so happy to read this one

Clash of Titans covers all of the major naval actions in World War II at a basic level, but none deeply. If you've read any of the innumerable detailed volumes on some of the more notable battles, you'll want to skip right over Boyne's description of that battle. However, if you're looking for areas to discover more deeply, Clash of Titans can be a good first step. Unfortunately, there's little discussion of doctrine or design philosophy, so one gets more of an idea of what people do rather than why they do it.

It was yellowed and looked OLD not new.