The price of admiralty : the evolution of naval warfare
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- Publication date
- 1989
- Topics
- Naval art and science, Naval art and science, Naval history, Modern, Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805, Jutland, Battle of, 1916, Midway, Battle of, 1942, World War, 1939-1945, Art et science navals, Art et science navals, Histoire navale moderne et contemporaine, Trafalgar, Bataille de, 1805, Jutland, Bataille du, 1916, Midway, Bataille de, 1942, Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945, Seeschlacht, Geschichte (1805-1945), Marine, Strategie
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking
- Collection
- printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; americana; inlibrary
- Contributor
- Internet Archive
- Language
- English
Bibliography: p. 282-284
Includes index
Introduction: Battle at sea -- 1. Trafalgar: The wooden world ; The strategic background ; Nelson versus Napoleon ; Nelson versus Villeneuve ; Naval warfare in the Age of Sail ; Battle off Cape Trafalgar ; What had happened? ; The aftermath -- 2. Jutland: The fall of the wooden walls ; High Seas Fleet versus Royal Navy ; The War of Sea before Jutland ; The ironclad world ; The battle of Jutland ; The experience of action: Battlecruisers versus battlecruisers. Battleships versus battleships. The smaller ships ; The aftermath -- 3. Midway: The coming of the aircraft carrier ; The two navies ; The Pacific War before Midway ; The Midway Campaign ; The Battle of Midway: The battle over Midway Island. The great carrier battle. The retreat from Midway ; Counting the cost -- 4. The Battle of the Atlantic : Convoys SC122 and HX229: The emergence of the submarine ; Dönitz and the U-boat Service ; The Battle of the Atlantic ; The underwater war: Convoy. U-boats. Escorts. Anti-submarine weapons. Aircraft. Radio intelligence. Decryption ; The Battle for Convoys HX229 and SC122: HX229 and SC221. The wolf-packs. The encounter. The massacre of HX229. The ordeal of SC122. The coming of the aircraft ; The balance of the battle -- Conclusion: An empty ocean
Includes index
Introduction: Battle at sea -- 1. Trafalgar: The wooden world ; The strategic background ; Nelson versus Napoleon ; Nelson versus Villeneuve ; Naval warfare in the Age of Sail ; Battle off Cape Trafalgar ; What had happened? ; The aftermath -- 2. Jutland: The fall of the wooden walls ; High Seas Fleet versus Royal Navy ; The War of Sea before Jutland ; The ironclad world ; The battle of Jutland ; The experience of action: Battlecruisers versus battlecruisers. Battleships versus battleships. The smaller ships ; The aftermath -- 3. Midway: The coming of the aircraft carrier ; The two navies ; The Pacific War before Midway ; The Midway Campaign ; The Battle of Midway: The battle over Midway Island. The great carrier battle. The retreat from Midway ; Counting the cost -- 4. The Battle of the Atlantic : Convoys SC122 and HX229: The emergence of the submarine ; Dönitz and the U-boat Service ; The Battle of the Atlantic ; The underwater war: Convoy. U-boats. Escorts. Anti-submarine weapons. Aircraft. Radio intelligence. Decryption ; The Battle for Convoys HX229 and SC122: HX229 and SC221. The wolf-packs. The encounter. The massacre of HX229. The ordeal of SC122. The coming of the aircraft ; The balance of the battle -- Conclusion: An empty ocean
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