Why read Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945?

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Text: English
Original Language: German

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1 author picked Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945 as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

John Schettler

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I loved this one because it documented every engagement at sea during WWII. Each listing specifies the operational mission, Commanding officers, and exact order of battle of every ship, saving hours of research and allowing me to get right to my story.

All you have to do is flip to any date, and there it is. You will see what is happening in every sea. I dropped Kirov into the soup, and there was my story. I could see what ships were near, which might encounter the Russian Battlecruiser first, and how the Royal Navy might have reacted with the…

From John's list on The best books to build realism in your military fiction.