Battle of the Ligurian Sea Battle of the Ligurian Sea The Battle of the Ligurian Sea was a naval surface action of the Second World War fought on 18 March 1945, in the Gulf of Genoa in the Mediterranean Sea. A "Kriegsmarine" flotilla of two torpedo boats and one destroyer was conducting an offensive mine laying operation when it was intercepted by a British Royal Navy force. The British destroyers and sank two of the German ships and severely damaged the third; it was the last German naval surface action of the war. At the Malta Conference (30 January – 3 February 1945), it was
The Arm of the Starfish "The Arm of the Starfish" appearing just three years after "A Wrinkle in Time". The final book in the O'Keefe series, "An Acceptable Time", is also the final book of the Time Quintet. The Murry-O'Keefe books have further connections with other L'Engle titles. The Austin family books have three major crossover characters in common with the O'Keefe books, two of whom are introduced in "The Arm of the Starfish". Canon Tallis meets the Austins in "The Young Unicorns", which takes place a few months after "Starfish". Adam Eddington meets Vicky Austin the following summer in "A Ring of Endless Light",