173 - The Maritime Struggle in the Mediterranean and Middle East

The WW2 Podcast

Angus Wallace

Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the podcast, we shine a light on the naval conflict in the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

This proved to be a prolonged conflict, waged at differing times against the combined forces of Italy, Germany and Vichy France over a wide area stretching from the coastal waters of Southern Europe in the north to Madagascar in the south and Africa's Atlantic coast in the west to the Persian Gulf in the east.

Utilizing a variety of weapons, including surface warships, submarines, and aircraft along with sizable merchant fleets, the British and their subsequent American partners would maintain vital seaborne lines of communication, conducting numerous amphibious landings, interdicting Axis supply activities, eventually eliminating all semblances of Axis maritime power within the theatre.

I'm joined once more by Brian Walter.

If you recall, Brian joined me in episode 127 to discuss the battle of the Atlantic. Brian has a new book Blue Water War: The Maritime Struggle in the Mediterranean.

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0:00.0	This country is at war with Germany. We shall go on to the end. I remember the sheets of
0:09.4	plane which came up and almost blinded us for my guns.
0:21.4	Hello and welcome to another episode of the World War Two podcast I'm X-Wallus.
0:26.7	In this episode of the podcast we're going to shine a light on the naval conflict in the Mediterranean
0:32.0	and the Middle East. This proved to be a prolonged conflict waged at differing times against
0:37.4	the combined forces of Italy, Germany and Vichy France, of a wide area stretching from the
0:43.4	coastal waters of southern Europe in the north to Madagascar in the south and Africa's Atlantic
0:48.5	coasts in the west to the Persian Gulf in the east. Utilising a variety of weapons including
0:55.0	surface warships, submarines and aircraft along with sizeable merchant fleets, the British and
1:00.2	their subsequent American partners would maintain vital sea-borne lines of communication,
1:05.6	conducting numerous amphibious landings, interdicting axis supply activities and eventually eliminating
1:11.7	all symbolises of Axis maritime power within the theatre. I'm joined by Brian Walter. If you
1:17.9	recall Brian joined me in episode 127 to discuss the Battle of the Atlantic. Brian has a new book out
1:24.7	Blue Water War, The Maritime Struggle in the Mediterranean. Now this podcast is brought to you
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2:12.2	Brian, welcome back. It's nice to see you again. I thought we might start with the forces
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