World War II Naval Staff Histories
A collection of publications written by the Historical Section of the Admiralty during and after World War II.
Alert: These pdf documents have been created from scanned images and accordingly are large in file size. They may take time to download.
Battle Summary 14:
Loss of HM Ships Prince of Wales and Repulse
10 December 1941
Loss of HM Ships Prince of Wales and Repulse
10 December 1941
PDF : 5.1 MB
Battle Summaries 15, 16:
Naval Operations off Ceylon/Naval Operations at Capture of Diego Suarez
Naval Operations off Ceylon/Naval Operations at Capture of Diego Suarez
PDF : 10 MB
Battle Summary 17 (Part 1):
Naval Operations of
the Campaign in Norway
28 March 1942
Naval Operations of
the Campaign in Norway
28 March 1942
PDF : 16.97 MB
Battle Summary 17 (Part 2):
Naval Operations of
the Campaign in Norway
28 March 1942
Naval Operations of
the Campaign in Norway
28 March 1942
PDF : 17.15 MB
Battle Summary 17 (Part 3):
Naval Operations of
the Campaign in Norway
28 March 1942
Naval Operations of
the Campaign in Norway
28 March 1942
PDF : 14.97 MB
Battle Summary 17 (Part 4):
Naval Operations of
the Campaign in Norway
28 March 1942
Naval Operations of
the Campaign in Norway
28 March 1942
PDF : 16.2 MB
Battle Summary 21:
Naval Operations in the Campaign for Guadalcanal
Aug 1942 to Feb 1943
Naval Operations in the Campaign for Guadalcanal
Aug 1942 to Feb 1943
PDF : 23.1 MB
Battle Summary 27:
Operation TUNGSTEN -
Aircraft attack on the Tirpitz
3 April 1944
Operation TUNGSTEN -
Aircraft attack on the Tirpitz
3 April 1944
PDF : 5.43 MB
Battle Summary 38 (Part 1):
Operation TORCH - Invasion of North Africa
Nov 1942 to Feb 1943
Operation TORCH - Invasion of North Africa
Nov 1942 to Feb 1943
PDF : 17.97 MB
Battle Summary 38 (Part 2):
Operation TORCH - Invasion of North Africa
Nov 1942 to Feb 1943
Operation TORCH - Invasion of North Africa
Nov 1942 to Feb 1943
PDF : 18.52 MB
Battle Summary 39
(Vol 1, Part 1):
Operation NEPTUNE -
Landings in Normandy, June 1944
(Vol 1, Part 1):
Operation NEPTUNE -
Landings in Normandy, June 1944
PDF : 17.78 MB
Battle Summary 39
(Vol 1, Part 2):
Operation NEPTUNE -
Landings in Normandy, June 1944
(Vol 1, Part 2):
Operation NEPTUNE -
Landings in Normandy, June 1944
PDF : 19.19 MB
Battle Summary 39
(Vol 1, Part 3):
Operation NEPTUNE -
Landings in Normandy, June 1944
(Vol 1, Part 3):
Operation NEPTUNE -
Landings in Normandy, June 1944
PDF : 19.86 MB
Battle Summary 39
(Vol 2, Part 1):
Operation NEPTUNE -
Landings in Normandy, June 1944
(Vol 2, Part 1):
Operation NEPTUNE -
Landings in Normandy, June 1944
PDF : 19.77 MB
Battle Summary 39
(Vol 2, Part 2):
Operation NEPTUNE -
Landings in Normandy, June 1944
(Vol 2, Part 2):
Operation NEPTUNE -
Landings in Normandy, June 1944
PDF : 18.91 MB
Battle Summaries 45, 46:
Battle of Coral Sea
4-8 May 1942, and
Battle of Midway,
3-6 June 1942
Battle of Coral Sea
4-8 May 1942, and
Battle of Midway,
3-6 June 1942
PDF : 15.5 MB
Account of attacks
on the Tirpitz (Vol. 2):
Evidence for Detailed Accounts of Damage
on the Tirpitz (Vol. 2):
Evidence for Detailed Accounts of Damage
PDF : 17.74 MB
