Mercogliano treats the 1939-41 struggle around Britain as a maritime campaign alongside the better-known air war. German pressure redirected convoys from the east coast toward western ports, while attacks on docks disrupted cargo movement. He compares this with attacks on Odesa, Sevastopol, and the Kerch Bridge in the Russia-Ukraine war. Damaging the infrastructure that ships require can slow trade even when merchant vessels remain outside the main target set.
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Attacking ports can disrupt trade without attacking merchant ships
Convoy diversions and damaged docks show how a campaign against shore infrastructure can interrupt maritime trade.