Is With Utmost Spirit worth using for research on Allied naval operations in the Mediterranean?
Short answerIt is a good source, but the high price makes a library copy the more practical choice unless it will be used repeatedly.
NotesWith Utmost Spirit: Allied Naval Operations in the Mediterranean, 1942-45 is described as a good and useful study. A library copy supplied the research value without the book's high purchase price. Even for recurring work on Mediterranean warfare, the cost made ownership difficult to justify. The exchange separates a book's value as a source from the practical decision to buy or borrow it.