This classic history of the Great War at sea combines graphic and stirring accounts of all the principal naval engagements -- battles overseas, in home waters and, for the first time, under the sea--with analysis of the strategy and ...
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Naval Battles of the First World War
With the call to action stations in August 1914, the Royal Navy faced its greatest test since the time of Nelson.
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Hitler's Gateway to the Atlantic
"German Naval Bases in France, 1940-1945"
Employing new research from both German and French sources, the author examines the role that the French Atlantic ports played for the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War.
When the Wehrmacht overran France in May and June of 1940, the German navy’s dream of access to the Atlantic was realized, and Brest, Lorient, St Nazaire, La Pallice and Bordeaux were ...
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Fighting the Great War at Sea
"Strategy, Tactics and Technology"
Available for sale only in the U.S. and Canada. Exceptions made for USNI Members.
While the overriding image of World War I is of the bloody stalemate on the Western Front, the overall shape of the war arose out of its maritime character. It was essentially a struggle about access to worldwide resources, most clearly seen in Germany’s desperate attempts ...
Available Formats: Softcover