On seas contested : the seven great navies of the Second World War /edited by Vincent P. O'Hara, W. David Dickson, and Richard Worth.

A team of naval historians have pooled their expertise for this definitive single volume reference on how the major navies of World War II were organised and how they trained, operated, and fought. They provide a point-by-point evaluation on the inner workings of the navies of the US, the UK, the British Commonwealth, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, and the Soviet Union.